Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,847. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.490°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,847: 1,371 male and 1,476 female residents. Population density was 4418.3 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 1881
In the 1881 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 572 |
| Number of families | 572 |
| Number of females | 1,476 |
| Number of males | 1,371 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 919 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP TOT | 2,847 |
| Total population | 2,847 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 892 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 861 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,753 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 561 |
| Number of occupied houses | 561 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 6 |
| HAY TONS | 11 |
| OAT BU | 137 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,487 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 892 |
| C UNMD M | 861 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,753 |
| D OCC | 561 |
| FEMALE | 1,476 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 561 |
| H UNINH | 59 |
| MALE | 1,371 |
| MD F | 460 |
| MD M | 459 |
| MD TOT | 919 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 230 |
| TUR BU | 10 |
| WID F | 124 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116003— 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 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, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-frontenac-ward-quartier-on116003-1881/.