Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 13,765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.661°N, 79.387°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier had a population of 13,765: 6,592 male and 7,173 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 2,713 |
| Number of families | 2,713 |
| Number of females | 7,173 |
| Number of males | 6,592 |
| Number of married females | 2,273 |
| Number of married males | 2,247 |
| Number of married persons | 4,520 |
| Number of widowed females | 650 |
| Number of widowed males | 229 |
| Number of widowed persons | 879 |
| POP F | 7,173 |
| POP M | 6,592 |
| POP TOT | 13,765 |
| Total population | 13,765 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,250 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,116 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,366 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 75 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13,690 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 2,482 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 925 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,556 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 712 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,334 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 430 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 362 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 442 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,257 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses under construction | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,484 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 153 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 810 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 320 |
| Number of milk cows | 7 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 15 |
| Number of other cattle | 8 |
| Number of other fowl | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of swine | 3 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 4,116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,366 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 2,713 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 75 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 810 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 320 |
| HOUSES | 2,482 |
| HOUSES B | 925 |
| HOUSES CON | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 442 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 362 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 712 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,257 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 144 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 430 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,334 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 153 |
| HOUSES W | 1,556 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 2,273 |
| MD MALE | 2,247 |
| MD TOT | 4,520 |
| MILK COWS | 7 |
| NAME CD | Toronto, City—Cité |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 14 |
| OC TOT | 15 |
| OTHER FOWL | 111 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 8 |
| OTHERS | 13,690 |
| SUP AM | 24 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP SC | 12 |
| SUP TOT | 24 |
| SWINE | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,484 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 650 |
| WID MALE | 229 |
| WID TOT | 879 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120005 — 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 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. John’s, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-john-s-ward-quartier-on120005-1891/.