London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part), Ontario (1891 census)
London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part) was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,204. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 81.257°W.
Population
In 1891, London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part) had a population of 5,204: 2,372 male and 2,832 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 5,204 |
| 1901 | 5,611 |
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. 3, 1881 (31.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,204 total population, 2,832 females, 2,372 males, 1,548 married persons, 973 families, 776 married females, 772 married males, 337 widowed persons, 257 widowed females, 80 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,319 single persons under 18, 1,799 single females under 18, 1,520 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,155 persons who are not French Canadian, 49 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 948 houses, 948 occupied houses, 572 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 491 houses built of brick, 461 houses of 2 stories, 451 houses built of wood, 412 houses of 1 story, 135 houses of 5 rooms, 85 houses of 4 rooms, 78 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 64 houses of 3 stories, 58 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of more than 3 stories, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,220 acres of land in farms, 1,920 acres of improved land in farms, 1,370 acres of farmland under crops, 1,300 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,273 chickens, 1,000 bushels of oats, 450 bushels of potatoes, 411 acres of farmland in pasture, 320 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 300 bushels of turnips, 270 bushels of barley, 244 horses aged over 3 years, 220 bushels of winter wheat, 199 occupants of farms, 189 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 139 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 113 tons of hay, 100 bushels of peas, 80 sheep, 77 farm occupants who rent their land, 62 acres of hay crops, 49 other fowl, 42 milk cows, 35 acres of oats, 31 other cattle, 29 cattle killed or sold, 24 swine slaughtered or sold, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 swine, 11 acres of wheat, 10 ducks, 9 acres of barley, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086002_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 2 (part), Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-2-part-on089002-1891/.