Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,054. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.418°N, 75.712°W.
Population
In 1891, Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,054: 1,535 male and 1,519 female residents. Population density was 4132.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,156 |
| 1881 | 2,966 |
| 1891 | 3,054 |
| 1901 | 2,488 |
| 1911 | 3,145 |
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 contained Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (87.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 550 |
| Number of families | 550 |
| Number of females | 1,519 |
| Number of males | 1,535 |
| Number of married females | 516 |
| Number of married males | 531 |
| Number of married persons | 1,047 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP F | 1,519 |
| POP M | 1,535 |
| POP TOT | 3,054 |
| Total population | 3,054 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 903 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 969 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,872 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,133 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,921 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 511 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 93 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 337 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 333 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 84 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 261 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 511 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50 |
| Number of chickens | 537 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 457 |
| Number of milk cows | 50 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1 |
| Number of other cattle | 1 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of swine | 4 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 903 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 969 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,872 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 550 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,133 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 537 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 457 |
| HOUSES | 511 |
| HOUSES B | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES S | 81 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 261 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 337 |
| MD FEM | 516 |
| MD MALE | 531 |
| MD TOT | 1,047 |
| MILK COWS | 50 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, City—Cité |
| OC P | 1 |
| OC TOT | 1 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1 |
| OTHERS | 1,921 |
| SUP AM | 35 |
| SUP FOR | 15 |
| SUP SC | 35 |
| SUP TOT | 50 |
| SWINE | 4 |
| SWINE KS | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 511 |
| WID FEM | 100 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007_1871— 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 1891 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, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-victoria-ward-quartier-on104004-1891/.