Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,544. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.640°N, 79.404°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier had a population of 5,544: 2,849 male and 2,695 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,534 |
| 1881 | 5,544 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,544 total population, 2,849 males, 2,695 females, 1,600 married persons, 968 families, 844 married males, 756 married females, 281 widowed persons, 197 widowed females, 84 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,663 single persons under 18, 1,921 single males under 18, 1,742 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 826 occupied houses, 818 inhabited houses, 41 houses under construction, 28 uninhabited houses, 8 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 80 bushels of potatoes, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,544 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:
ON134006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134006— 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. George Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-george-ward-quartier-on134006-1881/.