Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.490°W.
Population
In 1861, Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,298: 1,132 male and 1,166 female residents.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained College Regiopolis, 1851 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 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, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 97 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,298 total population, 1,166 females, 1,132 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,117, Male members of the family who are present: 1,114, 743 single males, 733 single females, 370 married males, 360 married females, 185 males attending school, 140 females attending school, 73 widowed females, 57 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 46 male births, 27 adult males unable to read or write, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 19 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 147 males aged 5 to 10, 141 females aged 5 to 10, 133 married males aged 30 to 40, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 121 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 single males aged 10 to 15, 116 married females aged 30 to 40, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 single males aged 15 to 20, 102 single males aged 20 to 30, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 married males aged 20 to 30, 68 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 42 females age 3 to 4, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 females of unknown age, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,258 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 670 persons originating in Ireland, 203 persons originating in England or Wales, 77 persons originating in Scotland, 66 persons originating in the United States, 7 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-frontenac-ward-quartier-on109002-1861/.