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 density was 20565.7 people per square mile.
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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,228 |
| Number of females | 5,460 |
| Number of males | 5,408 |
| Number of married females | 1,806 |
| Number of married males | 1,832 |
| Number of married persons | 3,638 |
| Number of widowed females | 428 |
| Number of widowed males | 127 |
| Number of widowed persons | 555 |
| Total population | 10,868 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,675 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 39 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 2,039 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,039 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 441 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 441 |
| BEING BUILT | 39 |
| CD | 46 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 2,228 |
| FEMALE | 5,460 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 2,039 |
| INHABITED | 2,039 |
| MALE | 5,408 |
| MARRIED F | 1,806 |
| MARRIED M | 1,832 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 3,638 |
| POPULATION | 10,868 |
| SINGLE F | 3,226 |
| SINGLE M | 3,449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 6,675 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 428 |
| WIDOWED M | 127 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 555 |
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/.