Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 10,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.660°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier had a population of 10,791: 5,006 male and 5,785 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Thomas' Ward—Quartier
- Yorkville, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 10,791 total population, 5,785 females, 5,006 males, 3,226 married persons, 2,518 families, 1,621 married females, 1,605 married males, 682 widowed persons, 536 widowed females, 146 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 6,883 single persons under 18, 3,628 single females under 18, 3,255 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 2,076 inhabited houses, 2,076 occupied houses, 87 uninhabited houses, 24 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 10,792 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:
ON134005— 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 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. James' Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-james-ward-quartier-on134005-1881/.