Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,047. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.226°N, 76.501°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston, Victoria, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,047: 971 male and 1,076 female residents. Population density was 3194.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kingston, Victoria, 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 | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 1,076 |
| Number of males | 971 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 584 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 2,047 |
| Total population | 2,047 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,350 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 377 |
| Number of occupied houses | 377 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 698 |
| C UNMD M | 652 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,350 |
| D OCC | 377 |
| FEMALE | 1,076 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 377 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 971 |
| MD F | 292 |
| MD M | 292 |
| MD TOT | 584 |
| NUMBER CD | 116 |
| WID F | 86 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116001— 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 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, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-victoria-ward-quartier-on116001-1881/.