Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.487°W.
Population
In 1861, Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,874: 880 male and 994 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,874 total population, 994 females, 880 males, Female members of the family who are present: 878, Male members of the family who are present: 806, 669 single females, 603 single males, 258 married females, 238 married males, 174 males attending school, 151 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 116, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, 67 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 29 male births, 26 female births, 24 adult males unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 168 single females aged 20 to 30, 122 single females aged 15 to 20, 116 single males aged 15 to 20, 113 single males aged 10 to 15, 109 single males aged 20 to 30, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 100 single females aged 10 to 15, 97 males aged 5 to 10, 75 married males aged 30 to 40, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 71 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 single females aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 26 females age 3 to 4, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 935 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 583 persons originating in Ireland, 156 persons originating in England or Wales, 116 persons originating in Scotland, 44 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in Newfoundland, 7 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109006— 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 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, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-sydenham-ward-quartier-on109006-1861/.