Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.481°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,301: 1,214 male and 1,087 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,036 |
| 1881 | 2,301 |
| 1891 | 3,589 |
| 1901 | 2,951 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,301 total population, 1,214 males, 1,087 females, 695 married persons, 446 families, 349 married males, 346 married females, 115 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,491 single persons under 18, 835 single males under 18, 656 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 407 inhabited houses, 407 occupied houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 402 bushels of potatoes, 20 bushels of turnips, 3 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of other root crops, 2 tons of hay, 1 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,301 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-cataraqui-ward-quartier-on116007-1881/.