Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)
Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.236°N, 76.502°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,868: 913 male and 955 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,213 |
| 1871 | 2,066 |
| 1881 | 2,788 |
| 1891 | 4,464 |
| 1901 | 4,363 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- House of Indusiry
- Kingston
- Kingston, Frontenac Ward
- Kingston, Ontario Ward
- Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Victoria Ward
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,868 total population, 955 females, 913 males, Female members of the family who are present: 879, Male members of the family who are present: 842, 632 single females, 607 single males, 425 families, 276 married females, 274 married males, 139 females attending school, 135 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, 47 widowed females, 33 female births, 32 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 25, 24 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 20, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 158 females aged 5 to 10, 137 single females aged 10 to 15, 136 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single males aged 10 to 15, 110 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 90 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 males under age 1, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 33 females under age 1, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 771 persons originating in Ireland, 713 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 259 persons originating in England or Wales, 61 persons originating in Scotland, 42 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 persons originating in all other places, 3 French Canadians, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077004— 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 1851 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, Rideau, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-rideau-ward-quartier-on045002-1851/.