Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.436°N, 75.692°W.
Population
In 1881, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier had a population of 6,572: 3,040 male and 3,532 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,572 total population, 3,532 females, 3,040 males, 2,165 married persons, 1,293 families, 1,084 married females, 1,081 married males, 345 widowed persons, 262 widowed females, 83 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,062 single persons under 18, 2,186 single females under 18, 1,876 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,116 inhabited houses, 1,116 occupied houses, 129 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,571 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:
ON105005— 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 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, Ottawa Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-ottawa-ward-quartier-on105005-1881/.