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 4,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.003°N, 81.253°W.
Population
In 1881, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 4,499: 2,214 male and 2,285 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 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 917 |
| Number of families | 917 |
| Number of females | 2,285 |
| Number of males | 2,214 |
| Number of married females | 770 |
| Number of married males | 778 |
| Number of married persons | 1,548 |
| Number of widowed females | 151 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| Number of widowed persons | 211 |
| POP TOT | 4,499 |
| Total population | 4,499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,740 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 917 |
| Number of occupied houses | 917 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 325 |
| CRN BU | 78 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 4 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 325 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,364 |
| C UNMD M | 1,376 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,740 |
| D OCC | 917 |
| FEMALE | 2,285 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 917 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 2,214 |
| MD F | 770 |
| MD M | 778 |
| MD TOT | 1,548 |
| NUMBER CD | 170 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 121 |
| WID F | 151 |
| WID M | 60 |
| WID TOT | 211 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170005— 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-on170005-1881/.