London, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.993°N, 81.240°W.
Population
In 1881, London, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 3,560: 1,702 male and 1,858 female residents. Population density was 6789.8 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).
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. 4, 1891 (38.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 6 shared boundaries with:
- London
- London E, Village
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 685 |
| Number of families | 685 |
| Number of females | 1,858 |
| Number of males | 1,702 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 584 |
| Number of married persons | 1,167 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| POP TOT | 3,560 |
| Total population | 3,560 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,170 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,094 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,264 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 682 |
| Number of occupied houses | 682 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 7 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 697 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 697 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,170 |
| C UNMD M | 1,094 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,264 |
| D OCC | 682 |
| FEMALE | 1,858 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 682 |
| H UNINH | 55 |
| MALE | 1,702 |
| MD F | 583 |
| MD M | 584 |
| MD TOT | 1,167 |
| NUMBER CD | 170 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 50 |
| WID F | 105 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170006— 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 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. 6, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-6-on170006-1881/.