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 density was 3309.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,658 |
| 1861 | 2,812 |
| 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 446 |
| Number of families | 446 |
| Number of females | 1,087 |
| Number of males | 1,214 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 349 |
| Number of married persons | 695 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| POP TOT | 2,301 |
| Total population | 2,301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 835 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,491 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 407 |
| Number of occupied houses | 407 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| HAY AC | 1 |
| HAY TONS | 2 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 402 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 656 |
| C UNMD M | 835 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,491 |
| D OCC | 407 |
| FEMALE | 1,087 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 407 |
| H UNINH | 57 |
| MALE | 1,214 |
| MD F | 346 |
| MD M | 349 |
| MD TOT | 695 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 115 |
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/.