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 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:
- Toronto, St. Alban's, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. George’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Patrick’s, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 14,251 total population, 7,203 males, 7,048 females, 4,770 married persons, 2,490 families, 2,393 married males, 2,377 married females, 762 widowed persons, 563 widowed females, 199 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,719 single persons under 18, 4,611 single males under 18, 4,108 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 14,197 persons who are not French Canadian, 54 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,320 occupied houses, 2,319 houses, 1,571 houses of 2 stories, 1,479 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,208 houses built of brick, 1,106 houses built of wood, 365 houses of 3 stories, 334 houses of 1 story, 304 houses of 5 rooms, 274 houses of 4 rooms, 148 uninhabited houses, 126 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 75 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of more than 3 stories, 31 houses of over 15 rooms, 26 houses under construction, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 5 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,225 cattle killed or sold, 2,777 bushels of oats, 2,337 acres of land in farms, 1,675 acres of improved land in farms, 1,316 chickens, 1,000 bushels of turnips, 980 bushels of potatoes, 960 bushels of barley, 951 acres of farmland in pasture, 881 bushels of winter wheat, 665 bushels of peas, 662 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 633 acres of farmland under crops, 594 bushels of spring wheat, 500 pounds of homemade butter, 421 other cattle, 404 horses aged over 3 years, 383 tons of hay, 225 acres of hay crops, 150 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 swine, 102 acres of wheat, 91 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 bushels of corn, 87 acres of oats, 70 ducks, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 41 other fowl, 34 farm occupants who own their land, 34 occupants of farms, 33 acres of barley, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 acres of potatoes, 11 geese, 11 milk cows, 6 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 oxen, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120001_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 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/.