London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part), Ontario (1891 census)
London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part) was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.248°W.
Population
In 1891, London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part) had a population of 4,471: 2,211 male and 2,260 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,471 |
| 1901 | 4,448 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, 1881 (52.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,471 total population, 2,260 females, 2,211 males, 1,441 married persons, 882 families, 722 married males, 719 married females, 266 widowed persons, 189 widowed females, 77 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,764 single persons under 18, 1,412 single males under 18, 1,352 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,462 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 874 houses, 874 occupied houses, 537 houses built of wood, 486 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 407 houses of 1 story, 395 houses of 2 stories, 331 houses built of brick, 176 houses of 5 rooms, 90 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 3 stories, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 32 houses of over 15 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,263 chickens, 222 horses aged over 3 years, 90 bushels of potatoes, 44 other fowl, 25 occupants of farms, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 milk cows, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 acres of improved land in farms, 17 acres of land in farms, 14 ducks, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 farm occupants who own their land, 10 swine, 3 other cattle, 2 geese, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Evans | 1803–1892 | died here |
| Elijah Leonard | 1814–1891 | died here |
| Ephraim Jones Parke | 1823–1899 | died here |
| William Weld | 1824–1891 | died here |
| Joseph Jeffery | 1829–1894 | died here |
| Malcolm Colin Cameron | 1831–1898 | died here |
| Maurice S. (Maurice Scollard) Baldwin | 1836–1904 | died here |
| Richard Maurice Bucke | 1837–1902 | died here |
| Esther Forsyth | 1842–1902 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086001_1891— 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 1891 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). "London, Ward—Quartier 1 (part), Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-1-part-on089001-1891/.