London, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Ontario (1871 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.003°N, 81.253°W.
Population
In 1871, London, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 1,134: 540 male and 594 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,047 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 4,499 |
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. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 594 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 730 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 216 |
| CRN BU | 407 |
| HAY AC | 66 |
| HAY TONS | 90 |
| OAT BU | 794 |
| PEA BU | 162 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 6,788 |
| Total area (acres) | 700 |
| WHT SP BU | 132 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 52 |
| AREA | 700 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 10 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FEMALE | 594 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 213 |
| INHABITED | 213 |
| MALE | 540 |
| MARRIED F | 177 |
| MARRIED M | 174 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 351 |
| POPULATION | 1,134 |
| ROOT BU | 159 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 355 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 730 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170005— 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. 5, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-5-on010007-1871/.