London, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1891 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 81.244°W.
Population
In 1891, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 6,274: 2,946 male and 3,328 female residents. Population density was 4576.5 people per square mile.
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).
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. 6, 1881 (38.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 1,258 |
| Number of families | 1,258 |
| Number of females | 3,328 |
| Number of males | 2,946 |
| Number of married females | 1,052 |
| Number of married males | 1,036 |
| Number of married persons | 2,088 |
| Number of widowed females | 227 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 279 |
| POP F | 3,328 |
| POP M | 2,946 |
| POP TOT | 6,274 |
| Total population | 6,274 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,049 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,858 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,907 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,265 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,245 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 526 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 716 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 711 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 495 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 762 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 78 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 607 |
| Acres of hay crops | 129 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,101 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,179 |
| Acres of oats | 73 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,635 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,277 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 619 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| CRN BU | 290 |
| HAY AC | 129 |
| HAY TONS | 173 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 7 |
| Number of chickens | 3,748 |
| Number of ducks | 51 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 384 |
| Number of milk cows | 104 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 26 |
| Number of other fowl | 140 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 140 |
| Number of sheep | 104 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 32 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 73 |
| OAT BU | 2,635 |
| PEA BU | 460 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,642 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 384 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 173 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT FALL BU | 619 |
| WHT SP BU | 635 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 470 |
| CATTLE KS | 7 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,049 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,858 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,907 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 56 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 51 |
| FAMILIES | 1,258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 384 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,748 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 384 |
| HOUSES | 1,245 |
| HOUSES B | 526 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 205 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 125 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 711 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 762 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 495 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 716 |
| INF 11 A | 140 |
| MD FEM | 1,052 |
| MD MALE | 1,036 |
| MD TOT | 2,088 |
| MILK COWS | 104 |
| NAME CD | London, City—Cité |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 140 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 26 |
| OTHERS | 6,265 |
| SHEEP | 104 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 1,101 |
| SUP FOR | 78 |
| SUP JV | 136 |
| SUP PAT | 358 |
| SUP SC | 607 |
| SUP TOT | 1,179 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 32 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,246 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,277 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 227 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 279 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089004— 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 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. 4, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-4-on089004-1891/.