Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 12,867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.660°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier had a population of 12,867: 6,157 male and 6,710 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 12,867 total population, 6,710 females, 6,157 males, 3,535 married persons, 2,233 families, 1,770 married females, 1,765 married males, 742 widowed persons, 557 widowed females, 185 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,590 single persons under 18, 4,383 single females under 18, 4,207 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 12,835 persons who are not French Canadian, 32 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,012 occupied houses, 2,011 houses, 1,403 houses built of brick, 1,367 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,011 houses of 2 stories, 813 houses of 3 stories, 594 houses built of wood, 346 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 158 uninhabited houses, 152 houses of 1 story, 111 houses of 5 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 70 houses of over 15 rooms, 35 houses of more than 3 stories, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,946 horses aged over 3 years, 1,540 bushels of spring wheat, 702 chickens, 569 acres of improved land in farms, 569 acres of land in farms, 450 bushels of barley, 400 bushels of oats, 321 acres of farmland in pasture, 210 acres of farmland under crops, 70 acres of wheat, 60 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 51 occupants of farms, 50 farm occupants who own their land, 50 tons of hay, 47 ducks, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 milk cows, 15 acres of barley, 15 acres of oats, 15 sheep, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of hay crops, 6 swine, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 bushels of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 oxen, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-james-ward-quartier-on120004-1891/.