Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.436°N, 75.692°W.
Population
In 1861, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,689: 1,798 male and 1,891 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,689 |
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bytown, East Ward, 1851 (30.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ottawa, Ottawa Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 109 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,689 total population, 1,891 females, 1,798 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,725, Male members of the family who are present: 1,606, 1,224 single females, 1,213 single males, 620 married females, 568 married males, 214 adult males unable to read or write, 212 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 192, 191 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 166, 154 adult females unable to read or write, 80 female births, 77 male births, 47 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 215 single females aged 10 to 15, 212 females aged 5 to 10, 208 married females aged 20 to 30, 200 single males aged 20 to 30, 198 males aged 5 to 10, 193 single females aged 15 to 20, 190 single males aged 15 to 20, 189 married females aged 30 to 40, 189 single males aged 10 to 15, 178 married males aged 30 to 40, 161 married males aged 40 to 50, 148 single females aged 20 to 30, 140 married females aged 40 to 50, 137 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 76 males aged 1 to 2, 70 females age 3 to 4, 70 females aged 2 to 3, 70 males aged 3 to 4, 69 females aged 4 to 5, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 68 males aged 4 to 5, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 66 single females aged 30 to 40, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,621 French Canadians, 989 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 797 persons originating in Ireland, 108 persons originating in England or Wales, 90 persons originating in Scotland, 40 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 46 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 16, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-ottawa-ward-quartier-on111002-1861/.