Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)
Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.231°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,191: 601 male and 590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,191 |
| 1861 | 1,035 |
| 1871 | 862 |
| 1881 | 933 |
| 1891 | 836 |
| 1901 | 608 |
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, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Hotel Dieu
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac Ward
- Kingston, Ontario Ward
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,191 total population, 601 males, 590 females, Female members of the family who are present: 495, Male members of the family who are present: 471, 408 single males, 399 single females, 220 families, 189 married males, 168 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, 82 males attending school, 77 females attending school, 23 female births, 23 widowed females, 21 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, Male members of the family who are present: 13, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 97 single females aged 15 to 20, 93 single males aged 15 to 20, 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 77 single females aged 10 to 15, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 males aged 5 to 10, 57 females aged 5 to 10, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 females under age 1, 26 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 males under age 1, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 females age 3 to 4, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 462 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 455 persons originating in Ireland, 152 persons originating in England or Wales, 45 persons originating in Scotland, 36 persons originating in the United States, 22 French Canadians, 18 male negroes or coloured persons, 14 female negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in all other places, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077005— 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, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on045006-1851/.