Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.231°N, 76.485°W.
Population
In 1861, Kingston, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,035: 518 male and 517 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 1861
In the 1861 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, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 95 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,035 total population, 518 males, 517 females, Female members of the family who are present: 426, Male members of the family who are present: 407, 350 single males, 349 single females, 155 married males, 151 married females, 117 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 111, 102 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 24 adult females unable to read or write, 19 male births, 18 female births, 17 adult males unable to read or write, 17 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 67 males aged 5 to 10, 66 single females aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 64 females aged 5 to 10, 64 single males aged 10 to 15, 60 single males aged 15 to 20, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 20 to 30, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 545 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 276 persons originating in Ireland, 101 persons originating in England or Wales, 38 persons originating in the United States, 37 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons whose origin is unknown, 9 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on109005-1861/.