Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.431°N, 75.686°W.
Population
In 1881, Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,959: 2,419 male and 2,540 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,959 total population, 2,540 females, 2,419 males, 1,706 married persons, 1,098 families, 857 married females, 849 married males, 254 widowed persons, 196 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,999 single persons under 18, 1,512 single males under 18, 1,487 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 956 inhabited houses, 956 occupied houses, 266 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,959 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:
ON105004— 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 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). "Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-by-ward-quartier-on105004-1881/.