Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 9,779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.660°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1871, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier had a population of 9,779: 4,656 male and 5,123 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 9,779 |
| 1881 | 10,791 |
| 1891 | 12,867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. David's Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Yorkville, Village
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 9,779 total population, 5,123 females, 4,656 males, 2,945 married persons, 1,867 families, 1,475 married males, 1,470 married females, 522 widowed persons, 414 widowed females, 108 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 6,312 single persons under 18, 3,239 single females under 18, 3,073 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,685 inhabited houses, 1,685 occupied houses, 48 houses under construction, 40 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 350 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120004_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 1871 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. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-james-ward-quartier-on047002-1871/.