Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 11,072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.665°N, 79.363°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 11,072: 5,314 male and 5,758 female residents. Population density was 14186.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 11,229 |
| 1881 | 11,072 |
| 1891 | 22,790 |
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 was contained in Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier, 1871 (52.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 2,314 |
| Number of families | 2,314 |
| Number of females | 5,758 |
| Number of males | 5,314 |
| Number of married females | 1,899 |
| Number of married males | 1,868 |
| Number of married persons | 3,767 |
| Number of widowed females | 439 |
| Number of widowed males | 127 |
| Number of widowed persons | 566 |
| POP TOT | 11,072 |
| Total population | 11,072 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,739 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 66 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,174 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,174 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 102 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 255 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 255 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 3,420 |
| C UNMD M | 3,319 |
| C UNMD TOT | 6,739 |
| D OCC | 2,174 |
| FEMALE | 5,758 |
| H CON | 66 |
| H INHAB | 2,174 |
| H UNINH | 102 |
| MALE | 5,314 |
| MD F | 1,899 |
| MD M | 1,868 |
| MD TOT | 3,767 |
| NUMBER CD | 134 |
| WID F | 439 |
| WID M | 127 |
| WID TOT | 566 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120002— 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). "Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-david-s-ward-quartier-on134002-1881/.