London, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Ontario (1861 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.989°N, 81.255°W.
Population
In 1861, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 2,124: 1,074 male and 1,050 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,124 |
| 1871 | 2,736 |
| 1881 | 3,777 |
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 was contained in London, St. Patrick’s Ward, 1851 (54.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 101 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,124 total population, 1,074 males, 1,050 females, Male members of the family who are present: 872, Female members of the family who are present: 815, 756 single males, 696 single females, 300 married males, 297 married females, Females present who are not members of the family: 235, 224 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 202, 197 females attending school, 57 widowed females, 44 male births, 37 female births, 24 adult females unable to read or write, 18 widowed males, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 3 blind males, 3 persons at sea, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 154 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 single females aged 15 to 20, 138 single females aged 20 to 30, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 118 single females aged 10 to 15, 115 males aged 5 to 10, 113 married females aged 30 to 40, 113 married males aged 30 to 40, 111 single males aged 10 to 15, 93 females aged 5 to 10, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 29 single females aged 30 to 40, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females age 3 to 4, 21 single males aged 40 to 50, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 females of unknown age, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 males of unknown age, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,019 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 403 persons originating in Ireland, 329 persons originating in England or Wales, 218 persons originating in Scotland, 97 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 persons originating in Newfoundland, 7 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170003— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-3-on110002-1861/.