London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Ontario (1871 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.252°W.
Population
In 1871, London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 had a population of 2,395: 1,263 male and 1,132 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,980 |
| 1871 | 2,395 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 4,471 |
| 1901 | 4,448 |
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, London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 419 |
| Number of females | 1,132 |
| Number of males | 1,263 |
| Number of married females | 360 |
| Number of married males | 368 |
| Number of married persons | 728 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,395 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 712 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 858 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,570 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 390 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 5 |
| HAY TONS | 7 |
| OAT BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 117 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 117 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| CD | 10 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 419 |
| FEMALE | 1,132 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 390 |
| INHABITED | 390 |
| MALE | 1,263 |
| MARRIED F | 360 |
| MARRIED M | 368 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 728 |
| POPULATION | 2,395 |
| SINGLE F | 712 |
| SINGLE M | 858 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,570 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086001— 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). "London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-1-on010001-1871/.