Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.490°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,514: 1,209 male and 1,305 female residents. Population density was 3901.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,298 |
| 1871 | 2,514 |
| 1881 | 2,847 |
| 1891 | 4,368 |
| 1901 | 4,657 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Kingston
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 495 |
| Number of females | 1,305 |
| Number of males | 1,209 |
| Number of married females | 409 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 813 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| Total population | 2,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 776 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,577 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 460 |
| Number of occupied houses | 460 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| OAT BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 1,079 |
| Total area (acres) | 364 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 364 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| CD | 66 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FEMALE | 1,305 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 460 |
| INHABITED | 460 |
| MALE | 1,209 |
| MARRIED F | 409 |
| MARRIED M | 404 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 813 |
| POPULATION | 2,514 |
| ROOT BU | 16 |
| SINGLE F | 801 |
| SINGLE M | 776 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,577 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077002— 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 1871 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, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-frontenac-ward-quartier-on066003-1871/.