London, Ward—Quartier No. 7, Ontario (1881 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 7 was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.990°N, 81.248°W.
Population
In 1881, London, Ward—Quartier No. 7 had a population of 1,723: 841 male and 882 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 821 |
| 1871 | 1,210 |
| 1881 | 1,723 |
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. 7 shared boundaries with:
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 306 |
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 882 |
| Number of males | 841 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 488 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 1,723 |
| Total population | 1,723 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,141 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 38 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 887 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,835 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,099 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,295 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 143 |
| CRN BU | 887 |
| HAY AC | 38 |
| HAY TONS | 52 |
| OAT BU | 1,835 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,295 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 52 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
| WHT WTR BU | 143 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 570 |
| C UNMD M | 571 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,141 |
| D OCC | 306 |
| FEMALE | 882 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 841 |
| MD F | 245 |
| MD M | 243 |
| MD TOT | 488 |
| NUMBER CD | 170 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,099 |
| TUR BU | 157 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON170007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170007— 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. 7, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-7-on170007-1881/.