Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier, Ontario (1911 census)
Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.437°N, 75.692°W.
Population
In 1911, Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier had a population of 10,087: 4,603 male and 5,484 female residents. Population density was 27850.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 9,162 |
| 1911 | 10,087 |
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, C, 1921 (7.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ottawa, Ottawa ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 27,850 population per square mile, 10,087 total population, 5,484 females in the population, 4,603 males in the population, 3,453 single (never-married) females, 2,785 single (never-married) males, 1,765 families, 1,684 married males, 1,665 married females, 362 widowed females, 228 area in acres, 130 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 0.36 area in square miles. 9,162 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 7,924 persons of French origin, 972 persons of British origin (Irish), 423 persons of British origin (English), 173 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of German origin, 44 persons of Italian origin, 28 persons of Scandinavian origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Chinese origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). 347 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 9,067 Roman Catholics, 347 Jews, 286 Anglicans (Church of England), 146 Presbyterians, 105 Methodists, 56 Lutherans, 42 Baptists, 37 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Brethren, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,653 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105005_1901— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-ottawa-ward-quartier-on105005-1911/.