London, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Ontario (1871 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.993°N, 81.240°W.
Population
In 1871, London, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 2,175: 1,049 male and 1,126 female residents. Population density was 4148.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 916 |
| 1871 | 2,175 |
| 1881 | 3,560 |
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. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 389 |
| Number of females | 1,126 |
| Number of males | 1,049 |
| Number of married females | 361 |
| Number of married males | 361 |
| Number of married persons | 722 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 2,175 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 701 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 671 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,372 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 371 |
| Number of occupied houses | 373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 231 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 2 |
| OAT BU | 220 |
| PEA BU | 83 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 5,442 |
| Total area (acres) | 309 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 309 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| CD | 10 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 389 |
| FEMALE | 1,126 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 373 |
| INHABITED | 371 |
| MALE | 1,049 |
| MARRIED F | 361 |
| MARRIED M | 361 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 722 |
| POPULATION | 2,175 |
| ROOT BU | 131 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 701 |
| SINGLE M | 671 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,372 |
| TUR BU | 12 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170006— 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. 6, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-6-on010006-1871/.