Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.431°N, 75.686°W.
Population
In 1891, Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier had a population of 6,417: 3,158 male and 3,259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,138 |
| 1881 | 4,959 |
| 1891 | 6,417 |
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 contained Ottawa, By ward-quartier, 1901 (92.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Ottawa, New Edinburgh, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,417 total population, 3,259 females, 3,158 males, 2,128 married persons, 1,172 families, 1,066 married males, 1,062 married females, 324 widowed persons, 239 widowed females, 85 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,965 single persons under 18, 2,007 single males under 18, 1,958 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,808 French Canadians, 2,609 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,135 houses, 1,135 occupied houses, 908 houses built of wood, 754 houses of 2 stories, 491 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 256 houses of 1 story, 252 houses of 4 rooms, 244 houses of 5 rooms, 192 houses built of brick, 118 houses of 3 stories, 85 uninhabited houses, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 35 houses built of stone, 27 houses of over 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 7 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,735 bushels of oats, 1,591 bushels of potatoes, 1,411 chickens, 655 bushels of peas, 503 acres of land in farms, 500 pounds of homemade butter, 349 horses aged over 3 years, 340 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 298 tons of hay, 231 acres of hay crops, 163 acres of improved land in farms, 145 acres of oats, 129 acres of farmland under crops, 94 milk cows, 89 ducks, 75 bushels of turnips, 50 bushels of barley, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 45 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 39 bushels of spring wheat, 35 other fowl, 31 acres of farmland in pasture, 23 geese, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 acres of potatoes, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of beans, 11 sheep, 10 bushels of corn, 9 turkeys, 7 acres of wheat, 6 occupants of farms, 5 swine, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other cattle, 2 acres of barley, 2 cattle killed or sold, 2 oxen, 2 swine slaughtered or sold, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104001_1871— 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 1891 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). "Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-by-ward-quartier-on104001-1891/.