London, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Ontario (1871 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.243°W.
Population
In 1871, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 3,586: 1,827 male and 1,759 female residents. Population density was 11148.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,912 |
| 1861 | 2,124 |
| 1871 | 3,586 |
| 1871 | 2,736 |
| 1881 | 2,862 |
| 1881 | 3,777 |
| 1891 | 5,204 |
| 1891 | 6,332 |
| 1901 | 5,611 |
| 1901 | 6,714 |
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. 3 shared boundaries with:
- London
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Westminster
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 691 |
| Number of females | 1,759 |
| Number of males | 1,827 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 587 |
| Number of married persons | 1,170 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 153 |
| Total population | 3,586 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,066 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,197 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,263 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 647 |
| Number of occupied houses | 647 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 11 |
| OAT BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 1,176 |
| Total area (acres) | 176 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 176 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 10 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 691 |
| FEMALE | 1,759 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 647 |
| INHABITED | 647 |
| MALE | 1,827 |
| MARRIED F | 583 |
| MARRIED M | 587 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,170 |
| POPULATION | 3,586 |
| ROOT BU | 115 |
| SINGLE F | 1,066 |
| SINGLE M | 1,197 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,263 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 110 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086003— 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. 3, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-3-on010003-1871/.