Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.501°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,723: 827 male and 896 female residents. Population density was 2689.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,669 |
| 1871 | 1,723 |
| 1881 | 2,047 |
| 1891 | 2,567 |
| 1901 | 2,548 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 896 |
| Number of males | 827 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 505 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 1,723 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,130 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 40 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 15 |
| OAT BU | 180 |
| PEA BU | 200 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 532 |
| RYE BU | 170 |
| Total area (acres) | 343 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14 |
| AREA | 343 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 66 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FEMALE | 896 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 306 |
| INHABITED | 306 |
| MALE | 827 |
| MARRIED F | 253 |
| MARRIED M | 252 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 505 |
| POPULATION | 1,723 |
| ROOT BU | 201 |
| SINGLE F | 578 |
| SINGLE M | 552 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,130 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077007— 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 1871 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, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-victoria-ward-quartier-on066001-1871/.