Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.231°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier had a population of 836: 373 male and 463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Ontario, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 836 total population, 463 females, 373 males, 213 married persons, 141 families, 108 married males, 105 married females, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 327 single females under 18, 246 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 821 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 129 houses, 129 occupied houses, 81 houses of 2 stories, 74 houses built of brick, 71 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 3 stories, 37 houses built of stone, 18 houses built of wood, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses of 1 story, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 650 bushels of barley, 517 bushels of oats, 360 bushels of peas, 275 bushels of potatoes, 270 acres of land in farms, 258 acres of improved land in farms, 209 acres of farmland under crops, 100 chickens, 65 tons of hay, 63 acres of barley, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 35 acres of hay crops, 32 acres of oats, 25 acres of farmland in pasture, 20 horses aged over 3 years, 12 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9 milk cows, 5 acres of potatoes, 3 acres of wheat, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 occupants of farms, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on080005-1891/.