London, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1871 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.990°N, 81.248°W.
Population
In 1871, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 1,210: 619 male and 591 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,047 |
| 1861 | 1,755 |
| 1861 | 821 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1871 | 2,590 |
| 1871 | 1,210 |
| 1881 | 4,499 |
| 1881 | 1,199 |
| 1881 | 1,723 |
| 1891 | 6,274 |
| 1901 | 7,642 |
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. 4 shared boundaries with:
- London
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- Westminster
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 619 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,210 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 790 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 184 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 144 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 144 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| CD | 10 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FEMALE | 591 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 184 |
| INHABITED | 184 |
| MALE | 619 |
| MARRIED F | 186 |
| MARRIED M | 192 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 378 |
| POPULATION | 1,210 |
| SINGLE F | 369 |
| SINGLE M | 421 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 790 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON086004— 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. 4, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-4-on010004-1871/.