London, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 2 was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,912 |
| 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 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 557 |
| Number of families | 557 |
| Number of females | 1,507 |
| Number of males | 1,355 |
| Number of married females | 444 |
| Number of married males | 449 |
| Number of married persons | 893 |
| Number of widowed females | 115 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP TOT | 2,862 |
| Total population | 2,862 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 948 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,824 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 545 |
| Number of occupied houses | 545 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 15 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 182 |
| HAY AC | 15 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 182 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 948 |
| C UNMD M | 876 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,824 |
| D OCC | 545 |
| FEMALE | 1,507 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 545 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,355 |
| MD F | 444 |
| MD M | 449 |
| MD TOT | 893 |
| NUMBER CD | 170 |
| WID F | 115 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
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/.