Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier, Ontario (1901 census)
Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,288. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.446°N, 75.678°W.
Population
In 1901, Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier had a population of 2,288: 1,106 male and 1,182 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,288 |
| 1911 | 2,943 |
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 Ottawa, New Edinburgh, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (70.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ottawa, Rideau ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,288 total population, 1,182 females, 1,106 males, 778 single females, 742 single males, 374 families, 343 married males, 340 married females, 63 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 364 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 322 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas C. Keefer | 1821–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118007— 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 1901 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, Rideau ward-quartier, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-rideau-ward-quartier-on112006-1901/.