Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.407°N, 75.697°W.
Population
In 1881, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,388: 3,909 male and 4,479 female residents. Population density was 2924.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,343 |
| 1871 | 4,039 |
| 1881 | 8,388 |
| 1891 | 14,070 |
| 1901 | 11,243 |
| 1911 | 12,980 |
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 contained Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, 1871 (40.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,612 |
| Number of families | 1,612 |
| Number of females | 4,479 |
| Number of males | 3,909 |
| Number of married females | 1,327 |
| Number of married males | 1,320 |
| Number of married persons | 2,647 |
| Number of widowed females | 352 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 436 |
| POP TOT | 8,388 |
| Total population | 8,388 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,800 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,305 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,523 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,523 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 114 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 250 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 250 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,800 |
| C UNMD M | 2,505 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,305 |
| D OCC | 1,523 |
| FEMALE | 4,479 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 1,523 |
| H UNINH | 114 |
| MALE | 3,909 |
| MD F | 1,327 |
| MD M | 1,320 |
| MD TOT | 2,647 |
| NUMBER CD | 105 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 50 |
| WID F | 352 |
| WID M | 84 |
| WID TOT | 436 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008_1861— 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-wellington-ward-quartier-on105001-1881/.