Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.651°N, 79.362°W.
Population
In 1871, Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,861: 2,081 male and 1,780 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,861 |
| 1881 | 4,864 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, 1881 (59.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, St. David's Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. George Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- York, E
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,861 total population, 2,081 males, 1,780 females, 1,210 married persons, 711 families, 605 married females, 605 married males, 132 widowed persons, 98 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,519 single persons under 18, 1,442 single males under 18, 1,077 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 668 occupied houses, 657 inhabited houses, 11 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 11 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 827 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134001— 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. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on047001-1871/.