Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.487°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,950: 837 male and 1,113 female residents. Population density was 10401.9 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kingston, Sydenham, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 352 |
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of females | 1,113 |
| Number of males | 837 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 521 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP TOT | 1,950 |
| Total population | 1,950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,318 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 773 |
| C UNMD M | 545 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,318 |
| D OCC | 332 |
| FEMALE | 1,113 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 332 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 837 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 263 |
| MD TOT | 521 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-sydenham-ward-quartier-on116006-1881/.