London, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 5 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. 5 had a population of 4,499: 2,214 male and 2,285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,499 total population, 2,285 females, 2,214 males, 1,548 married persons, 917 families, 778 married males, 770 married females, 211 widowed persons, 151 widowed females, 60 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,740 single persons under 18, 1,376 single males under 18, 1,364 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 917 inhabited houses, 917 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 325 bushels of potatoes, 121 bushels of other root crops, 78 bushels of corn, 4 tons of hay, 2 acres of hay crops, 2 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,500 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170005— 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 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. 5, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-5-on170005-1881/.