Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.236°N, 76.502°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,788: 1,290 male and 1,498 female residents. Population density was 3844.1 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Kingston
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 561 |
| Number of families | 561 |
| Number of females | 1,498 |
| Number of males | 1,290 |
| Number of married females | 448 |
| Number of married males | 437 |
| Number of married persons | 885 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 147 |
| POP TOT | 2,788 |
| Total population | 2,788 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 937 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,756 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 561 |
| Number of occupied houses | 561 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 89 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 937 |
| C UNMD M | 819 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,756 |
| D OCC | 561 |
| FEMALE | 1,498 |
| H CON | 22 |
| H INHAB | 561 |
| H UNINH | 89 |
| MALE | 1,290 |
| MD F | 448 |
| MD M | 437 |
| MD TOT | 885 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 175 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| WID F | 113 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 147 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116002— 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 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, Rideau, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-rideau-ward-quartier-on116002-1881/.