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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261628. 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 density was 2280.9 people per square mile.
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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 1,182 |
| Number of males | 1,106 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of single females | 778 |
| Number of single males | 742 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 1,182 |
| POP M | 1,106 |
| POP TOT | 2,288 |
| Total population | 2,288 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 364 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 322 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 322 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| HOUSES | 364 |
| MARRIED F | 340 |
| MARRIED M | 343 |
| SINGLE F | 778 |
| SINGLE M | 742 |
| WIDOWED F | 63 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
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: Q115261628
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/.