Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,966. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.418°N, 75.712°W.
Population
In 1881, Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,966: 1,485 male and 1,481 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 578 |
| Number of families | 578 |
| Number of females | 1,481 |
| Number of males | 1,485 |
| Number of married females | 519 |
| Number of married males | 514 |
| Number of married persons | 1,033 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP TOT | 2,966 |
| Total population | 2,966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 864 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 947 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,811 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 510 |
| Number of occupied houses | 510 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 864 |
| C UNMD M | 947 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,811 |
| D OCC | 510 |
| FEMALE | 1,481 |
| H INHAB | 510 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 1,485 |
| MD F | 519 |
| MD M | 514 |
| MD TOT | 1,033 |
| NUMBER CD | 105 |
| WID F | 98 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-victoria-ward-quartier-on105002-1881/.