Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 10,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.661°N, 79.387°W.
Population
In 1871, Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 10,868: 5,408 male and 5,460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 10,868 |
| 1881 | 12,192 |
| 1891 | 13,765 |
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. John’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, Andrew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Patrick's 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 10,868 total population, 5,460 females, 5,408 males, 3,638 married persons, 2,228 families, 1,832 married males, 1,806 married females, 555 widowed persons, 428 widowed females, 127 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 6,675 single persons under 18, 3,449 single males under 18, 3,226 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 2,039 inhabited houses, 2,039 occupied houses, 39 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 441 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120005— 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. John’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-john-s-ward-quartier-on046004-1871/.