Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 968 |
| Number of families | 968 |
| Number of females | 2,695 |
| Number of males | 2,849 |
| Number of married females | 756 |
| Number of married males | 844 |
| Number of married persons | 1,600 |
| Number of widowed females | 197 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 281 |
| POP TOT | 5,544 |
| Total population | 5,544 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,742 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,921 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,663 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 41 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 818 |
| Number of occupied houses | 826 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 80 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,742 |
| C UNMD M | 1,921 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,663 |
| D OCC | 826 |
| FEMALE | 2,695 |
| H CON | 41 |
| H INHAB | 818 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 2,849 |
| MD F | 756 |
| MD M | 844 |
| MD TOT | 1,600 |
| NUMBER CD | 134 |
| VESS | 8 |
| WID F | 197 |
| WID M | 84 |
| WID TOT | 281 |
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/.