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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 11,229 |
| 1881 | 11,072 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 11,072 total population, 5,758 females, 5,314 males, 3,767 married persons, 2,314 families, 1,899 married females, 1,868 married males, 566 widowed persons, 439 widowed females, 127 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 6,739 single persons under 18, 3,420 single females under 18, 3,319 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 2,174 inhabited houses, 2,174 occupied houses, 102 uninhabited houses, 66 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 255 bushels of potatoes, 2 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 11,072 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134002— 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/.