Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)
Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.487°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,929: 940 male and 989 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,929 |
| 1861 | 1,874 |
| 1871 | 1,944 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1891 | 2,174 |
| 1901 | 1,799 |
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, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- General Hospital
- Kingston, Ontario Ward
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Victoria Ward
- Queen’s College
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 121 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,929 total population, 989 females, 940 males, Female members of the family who are present: 835, Male members of the family who are present: 820, 608 single females, 604 single males, 384 families, 318 married males, 314 married females, 194 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 154, 124 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 120, 67 widowed females, 39 male births, 30 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 22, Female members of the family who are absent: 19, 18 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 131 males aged 5 to 10, 128 single females aged 15 to 20, 120 single females aged 10 to 15, 115 married males aged 30 to 40, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 107 females aged 5 to 10, 103 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 10 to 15, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 89 single females aged 20 to 30, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 males under age 1, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 females under age 1, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 31 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 735 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 720 persons originating in Ireland, 183 persons originating in England or Wales, 144 persons originating in Scotland, 73 French Canadians, 36 persons originating in all other places, 35 persons originating in the United States, 10 female negroes or coloured persons, 10 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 100,000 gallons of beer produced in breweries, 32 employees in foundries, 25 employees in breweries, 2 foundries, 2 foundries not reporting, 1 breweries, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting, I breweries reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 600,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 40 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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 males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077006— 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, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-sydenham-ward-quartier-on045001-1851/.