Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.230°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,225: 552 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 13585.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 281 |
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP TOT | 1,225 |
| Total population | 1,225 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 770 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 30 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 131 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| OAT BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 420 |
| C UNMD M | 350 |
| C UNMD TOT | 770 |
| D OCC | 224 |
| FEMALE | 673 |
| H INHAB | 223 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 552 |
| MD F | 189 |
| MD M | 183 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116005— 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 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, Ontario, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-ontario-ward-quartier-on116005-1881/.