Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.230°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,262: 588 male and 674 female residents. Population density was 13995.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,553 |
| 1871 | 1,262 |
| 1881 | 1,225 |
| 1891 | 1,265 |
| 1901 | 1,035 |
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, Ontario, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 248 |
| Number of females | 674 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,262 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 841 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
Agriculture (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| PEA BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 47 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 47 |
| CD | 66 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 248 |
| FEMALE | 674 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 243 |
| INHABITED | 243 |
| MALE | 588 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 187 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 372 |
| POPULATION | 1,262 |
| ROOT BU | 13 |
| SINGLE F | 450 |
| SINGLE M | 391 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 841 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077003— 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, Ontario, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-ontario-ward-quartier-on066005-1871/.