London, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Ontario (1891 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,204. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 81.257°W.
Population
In 1891, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 5,204: 2,372 male and 2,832 female residents. Population density was 4963.2 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).
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. 3, 1881 (31.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
- London
- London E
- London W-O, Village
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Westminster
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 973 |
| Number of families | 973 |
| Number of females | 2,832 |
| Number of males | 2,372 |
| Number of married females | 776 |
| Number of married males | 772 |
| Number of married persons | 1,548 |
| Number of widowed females | 257 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| Number of widowed persons | 337 |
| POP F | 2,832 |
| POP M | 2,372 |
| POP TOT | 5,204 |
| Total population | 5,204 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,799 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,319 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 49 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,155 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 948 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 491 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 451 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 412 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 461 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 572 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 948 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 411 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,300 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,370 |
| Acres of hay crops | 62 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,920 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,220 |
| Acres of oats | 35 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 270 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 220 |
| HAY AC | 62 |
| HAY TONS | 113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 1,273 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 244 |
| Number of milk cows | 42 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 31 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 189 |
| Number of sheep | 80 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of swine | 12 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| OAT AC | 35 |
| OAT BU | 1,000 |
| PEA BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 450 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 320 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 113 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT FALL BU | 220 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,799 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,319 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 320 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 973 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,273 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 244 |
| HOUSES | 948 |
| HOUSES B | 491 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 135 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 412 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 572 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 461 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 58 |
| HOUSES W | 451 |
| INF 11 A | 189 |
| MD FEM | 776 |
| MD MALE | 772 |
| MD TOT | 1,548 |
| MILK COWS | 42 |
| NAME CD | London, City—Cité |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 31 |
| OTHERS | 5,155 |
| SHEEP | 80 |
| SHEEP KS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 1,920 |
| SUP FOR | 1,300 |
| SUP JV | 139 |
| SUP PAT | 411 |
| SUP SC | 1,370 |
| SUP TOT | 3,220 |
| SWINE | 12 |
| SWINE KS | 24 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 948 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 300 |
| WID FEM | 257 |
| WID MALE | 80 |
| WID TOT | 337 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089002— 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 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. 3, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-3-on089002-1891/.