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 6,332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.981°N, 81.235°W.
Population
In 1891, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 6,332: 3,031 male and 3,301 female residents. Population density was 8553.7 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. 4, 1881 (78.4% 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 120 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 | 1,263 |
| Number of families | 1,263 |
| Number of females | 3,301 |
| Number of males | 3,031 |
| Number of married females | 1,090 |
| Number of married males | 1,088 |
| Number of married persons | 2,178 |
| Number of widowed females | 253 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 324 |
| POP F | 3,301 |
| POP M | 3,031 |
| POP TOT | 6,332 |
| Total population | 6,332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,958 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,872 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,830 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,319 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 1,250 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 343 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 907 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 905 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 333 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 259 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 783 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 85 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 153 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 141 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 379 |
| Acres of land in farms | 379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| Number of chickens | 3,182 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 115 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 190 |
| Number of milk cows | 35 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 264 |
| Number of other cattle | 8 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 261 |
| Number of swine | 18 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 283 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,958 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,872 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,830 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 1,263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,182 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 190 |
| HOUSES | 1,250 |
| HOUSES B | 343 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 259 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 134 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 905 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 783 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 907 |
| INF 11 A | 261 |
| MD FEM | 1,090 |
| MD MALE | 1,088 |
| MD TOT | 2,178 |
| MILK COWS | 35 |
| NAME CD | London, City—Cité |
| OC F | 149 |
| OC P | 115 |
| OC TOT | 264 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 8 |
| OTHERS | 6,319 |
| SUP AM | 379 |
| SUP JV | 85 |
| SUP PAT | 153 |
| SUP SC | 141 |
| SUP TOT | 379 |
| SWINE | 18 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,252 |
| TUR BU | 42 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 253 |
| WID MALE | 71 |
| WID TOT | 324 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089003— 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-on089003-1891/.