Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.490°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,368: 2,083 male and 2,285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,368 total population, 2,285 females, 2,083 males, 1,448 married persons, 874 families, 725 married males, 723 married females, 259 widowed persons, 183 widowed females, 76 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,661 single persons under 18, 1,379 single females under 18, 1,282 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,307 persons who are not French Canadian, 61 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 844 houses, 844 occupied houses, 713 houses of 2 stories, 559 houses built of wood, 531 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 177 houses built of brick, 145 houses of 5 rooms, 108 houses built of stone, 105 houses of 4 rooms, 104 uninhabited houses, 74 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 3 stories, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of more than 3 stories, 8 houses under construction, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,729 chickens, 600 cattle killed or sold, 371 bushels of potatoes, 231 acres of land in farms, 210 horses aged over 3 years, 201 acres of improved land in farms, 200 sheep slaughtered or sold, 174 other fowl, 155 acres of farmland in pasture, 144 ducks, 93 milk cows, 84 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 45 occupants of farms, 43 other cattle, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 swine slaughtered or sold, 36 farm occupants who own their land, 35 geese, 30 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 sheep, 16 acres of farmland under crops, 13 swine, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 tons of hay, 6 acres of potatoes, 4 turkeys, 3 acres of hay crops, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077002_1871— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-frontenac-ward-quartier-on080002-1891/.