London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Ontario (1891 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 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 No. 1 had a population of 4,471: 2,211 male and 2,260 female residents. Population density was 10842.2 people per square mile.
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).
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 No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 106 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 882 |
| Number of families | 882 |
| Number of females | 2,260 |
| Number of males | 2,211 |
| Number of married females | 719 |
| Number of married males | 722 |
| Number of married persons | 1,441 |
| Number of widowed females | 189 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| Number of widowed persons | 266 |
| POP F | 2,260 |
| POP M | 2,211 |
| POP TOT | 4,471 |
| Total population | 4,471 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,352 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,412 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,764 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,462 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 874 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 331 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 537 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 407 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 395 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 176 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 486 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 874 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 1,263 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 222 |
| Number of milk cows | 22 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 25 |
| Number of other cattle | 3 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of swine | 10 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,764 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 882 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,263 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 222 |
| HOUSES | 874 |
| HOUSES B | 331 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 176 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 407 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 486 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 395 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 537 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 719 |
| MD MALE | 722 |
| MD TOT | 1,441 |
| MILK COWS | 22 |
| NAME CD | London, City—Cité |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 11 |
| OC TOT | 25 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3 |
| OTHERS | 4,462 |
| SUP AM | 17 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP TOT | 17 |
| SWINE | 10 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 874 |
| WID FEM | 189 |
| WID MALE | 77 |
| WID TOT | 266 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089001— 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 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 No. 1, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-1-on089001-1891/.