London, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 2 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.243°W.
Population
In 1881, London, Ward—Quartier No. 2 had a population of 2,862: 1,355 male and 1,507 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,586 |
| 1881 | 2,862 |
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, London, Ward—Quartier No. 2 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,862 total population, 1,507 females, 1,355 males, 893 married persons, 557 families, 449 married males, 444 married females, 145 widowed persons, 115 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,824 single persons under 18, 948 single females under 18, 876 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 545 inhabited houses, 545 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 182 bushels of potatoes, 20 tons of hay, 15 acres of hay crops, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,862 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170002— 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). "London, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-2-on170002-1881/.