Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.436°N, 75.692°W.
Population
In 1891, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier had a population of 7,940: 3,721 male and 4,219 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,738 |
| 1881 | 6,572 |
| 1891 | 7,940 |
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 Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier, 1901 (78.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,940 total population, 4,219 females, 3,721 males, 2,634 married persons, 1,448 families, 1,321 married males, 1,313 married females, 419 widowed persons, 308 widowed females, 111 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,887 single persons under 18, 2,598 single females under 18, 2,289 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,804 French Canadians, 2,136 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,396 occupied houses, 1,395 houses, 1,293 houses built of wood, 721 houses of 2 stories, 588 houses of 1 story, 584 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 336 houses of 5 rooms, 322 houses of 4 rooms, 76 houses of 3 stories, 67 houses built of brick, 61 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses built of stone, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses of more than 3 stories, 7 houses of 1 room, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,700 chickens, 1,170 bushels of potatoes, 515 bushels of turnips, 286 horses aged over 3 years, 175 bushels of peas, 118 milk cows, 74 acres of land in farms, 54 acres of improved land in farms, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 36 bushels of corn, 35 other fowl, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 ducks, 23 geese, 20 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18 cattle killed or sold, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 acres of farmland under crops, 13 bushels of beans, 11 acres of potatoes, 9 swine, 7 occupants of farms, 6 acres of farmland in pasture, 6 farm occupants who own their land, 5 other cattle, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104002— 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, Ottawa Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-ottawa-ward-quartier-on104002-1891/.