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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,262 total population, 674 females, 588 males, 372 married persons, 248 families, 187 married males, 185 married females, 49 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 841 single persons under 18, 450 single females under 18, 391 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 243 inhabited houses, 243 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 47 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 17 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Simpson | 1788–1873 | died here |
| John Hamilton | 1802–1882 | died here |
| James Williamson | 1806–1895 | died here |
| John Stewart | 1812–1891 | died here |
| Edward John Horan | 1817–1875 | died here |
| George Algernon Richardson | 1819–1892 | died here |
| Schuyler Shibley | 1820–1890 | died here |
| William Sawyer | 1820–1889 | died here |
| Horatio Yates | 1821–1882 | died here |
| Charles Sangster | 1822–1893 | died here |
| J. B. (John Bower) Mowat | 1825–1900 | died here |
| Michael Lavell | 1825–1901 | died here |
| James Vincent Cleary | 1828–1898 | died here |
| George Monro Grant | 1835–1902 | died here |
| Anderson Veney | 1845–1894 | died here |
| William George Metcalf | 1847–1885 | died here |
| Joseph-Damase Chartrand | 1852–1905 | died here |
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/.