Ottawa, Wellington Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Ottawa, Wellington Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.414°N, 75.701°W.
Population
In 1861, Ottawa, Wellington Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,343: 1,186 male and 1,157 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,343 |
| 1871 | 4,039 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ottawa, Wellington Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 114 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,343 total population, 1,186 males, 1,157 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,002, Female members of the family who are present: 979, 786 single males, 755 single females, 378 married males, 349 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 184, Females present who are not members of the family: 178, 144 females attending school, 125 males attending school, 53 widowed females, 52 adult females unable to read or write, 42 female births, 40 male births, 35 adult males unable to read or write, 22 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 183 single females aged 15 to 20, 163 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 single males aged 15 to 20, 136 single males aged 10 to 15, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 132 females aged 5 to 10, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 119 males aged 5 to 10, 112 married females aged 30 to 40, 112 single females aged 10 to 15, 106 single females aged 20 to 30, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 30 males aged 3 to 4, 29 females age 3 to 4, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 males of unknown age, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 females of unknown age, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,128 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 660 persons originating in Ireland, 259 persons originating in England or Wales, 156 persons originating in Scotland, 56 persons originating in the United States, 24 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in Newfoundland, 12 persons originating in New Brunswick, 9 male negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in all other places, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077001_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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-wellington-ward-quartier-on111005-1861/.