Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 14,070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.407°N, 75.697°W.
Population
In 1891, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 14,070: 6,564 male and 7,506 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 8,388 |
| 1891 | 14,070 |
| 1901 | 11,243 |
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, Dalhousie, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (32.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (33.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ottawa, Central, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (32.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 14,070 total population, 7,506 females, 6,564 males, 4,454 married persons, 2,543 families, 2,232 married females, 2,222 married males, 689 widowed persons, 535 widowed females, 154 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,927 single persons under 18, 4,739 single females under 18, 4,188 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 13,087 persons who are not French Canadian, 983 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,495 occupied houses, 2,493 houses, 1,866 houses of 2 stories, 1,528 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,267 houses built of wood, 1,120 houses built of brick, 317 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 306 houses of 1 story, 286 houses of 3 stories, 245 houses of 5 rooms, 192 houses of 4 rooms, 137 uninhabited houses, 106 houses built of stone, 80 houses of 3 rooms, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 59 houses of over 15 rooms, 41 houses under construction, 35 houses of more than 3 stories, 7 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,020 chickens, 2,070 bushels of oats, 1,642 bushels of potatoes, 1,244 pounds of homemade butter, 854 horses aged over 3 years, 560 bushels of turnips, 260 bushels of barley, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 244 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 232 milk cows, 214 swine, 119 other fowl, 113 tons of hay, 106 bushels of spring wheat, 100 acres of hay crops, 77 acres of oats, 76 cattle killed or sold, 64 other cattle, 59 acres of land in farms, 57 acres of improved land in farms, 54 turkeys, 53 sheep, 50 ducks, 45 swine slaughtered or sold, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 acres of farmland under crops, 17 acres of potatoes, 12 acres of barley, 12 acres of wheat, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 geese, 8 acres of farmland in pasture, 6 occupants of farms, 6 oxen, 4 acres of turnips, 4 farm occupants who own their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON100007— 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-wellington-ward-quartier-on104005-1891/.