London, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.981°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1881, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 1,199: 587 male and 612 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of London, Ward—Quartier No. 3, 1891 (78.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
- London
- London E, Village
- 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 612 |
| Number of males | 587 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,199 |
| Total population | 1,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 735 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 222 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 9 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 9 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 363 |
| C UNMD M | 372 |
| C UNMD TOT | 735 |
| D OCC | 222 |
| FEMALE | 612 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 222 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 587 |
| MD F | 205 |
| MD M | 200 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| NUMBER CD | 170 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-4-on170004-1881/.