Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 8,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.660°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1861, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,406: 3,942 male and 4,464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 8,406 |
| 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).
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 contained General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital, 1851 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lying-in-Hospital, 1851 (0.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Maternity Hospital, 1851 (1.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Toronto, C, 1851 (6.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 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, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 8,406 total population, 4,464 females, Female members of the family who are present: 3,961, 3,942 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,533, 2,962 single females, 2,646 single males, 1,221 married males, 1,185 married females, 698 males attending school, 647 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 503, Males present who are not members of the family: 409, 317 widowed females, 194 adult females unable to read or write, 157 female births, 130 male births, 122 adult males unable to read or write, 75 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 646 single females aged 20 to 30, 627 single females aged 15 to 20, 586 single males aged 20 to 30, 453 single males aged 15 to 20, 443 married males aged 30 to 40, 428 single males aged 10 to 15, 421 single females aged 10 to 15, 407 females aged 5 to 10, 384 married females aged 20 to 30, 380 males aged 5 to 10, 379 married females aged 30 to 40, 283 married males aged 40 to 50, 247 married females aged 40 to 50, 213 married males aged 20 to 30, 196 married males aged 50 to 60, 147 single females aged 30 to 40, 127 males aged 2 to 3, 126 females aged 1 to 2, 119 females aged 2 to 3, 119 single males aged 30 to 40, 118 males aged 1 to 2, 115 females age 3 to 4, 114 males aged 3 to 4, 110 married females aged 50 to 60, 105 males aged 4 to 5, 98 females aged 4 to 5, 77 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 68 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 60 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 51 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 42 single females aged 40 to 50, 38 single males aged 40 to 50, 37 married females aged 60 to 70, 31 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 26 single females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 17 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 16 males of unknown age, 14 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 13 females of unknown age, 12 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,111 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 2,122 persons originating in Ireland, 1,448 persons originating in England or Wales, 701 persons originating in Scotland, 333 persons originating in the United States, 193 French Canadians, 77 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 30 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 20 negroes or coloured persons, 18 male negroes or coloured persons, 17 persons originating in Newfoundland, 16 persons originating in New Brunswick, 15 persons originating in the West Indies, 11 female negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in France, 6 persons originating in all other places, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 10 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 6 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 115 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 65, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 50, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 22, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-james-ward-quartier-on112004-1861/.