Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 14,251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.646°N, 79.403°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 14,251: 7,203 male and 7,048 female residents. Population density was 22389.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1871 | 8,918 |
| 1881 | 11,447 |
| 1891 | 14,251 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 2,490 |
| Number of families | 2,490 |
| Number of females | 7,048 |
| Number of males | 7,203 |
| Number of married females | 2,377 |
| Number of married males | 2,393 |
| Number of married persons | 4,770 |
| Number of widowed females | 563 |
| Number of widowed males | 199 |
| Number of widowed persons | 762 |
| POP F | 7,048 |
| POP M | 7,203 |
| POP TOT | 14,251 |
| Total population | 14,251 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,108 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,611 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,719 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 54 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14,197 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 2,319 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1,208 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,106 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 334 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,571 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 365 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 274 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 304 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,479 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 49 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 148 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 951 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 662 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 633 |
| Acres of hay crops | 225 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,675 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,337 |
| Acres of oats | 87 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 960 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,777 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 881 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 60 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 225 |
| HAY TONS | 383 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3,225 |
| Number of chickens | 1,316 |
| Number of ducks | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 404 |
| Number of milk cows | 11 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 34 |
| Number of other cattle | 421 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 87 |
| OAT BU | 2,777 |
| PEA BU | 665 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 980 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 383 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT FALL BU | 881 |
| WHT SP BU | 594 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 500 |
| CATTLE KS | 3,225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 4,611 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,719 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 2,490 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 54 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,316 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 404 |
| HOUSES | 2,319 |
| HOUSES B | 1,208 |
| HOUSES CON | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 304 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 274 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 334 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,479 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 365 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,571 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 148 |
| HOUSES W | 1,106 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 2,377 |
| MD MALE | 2,393 |
| MD TOT | 4,770 |
| MILK COWS | 11 |
| NAME CD | Toronto, City—Cité |
| OC P | 34 |
| OC TOT | 34 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 421 |
| OTHERS | 14,197 |
| SILOS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 1,675 |
| SUP FOR | 662 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 951 |
| SUP SC | 633 |
| SUP TOT | 2,337 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 150 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,320 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,000 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 563 |
| WID MALE | 199 |
| WID TOT | 762 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120001 — 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). "Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-andrew-s-ward-quartier-on120001-1891/.