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 density was 7003.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,681 |
| 1871 | 3,861 |
| 1881 | 4,864 |
| 1891 | 7,864 |
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’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- York E
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 711 |
| Number of females | 1,780 |
| Number of males | 2,081 |
| Number of married females | 605 |
| Number of married males | 605 |
| Number of married persons | 1,210 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| Total population | 3,861 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,077 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,519 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 657 |
| Number of occupied houses | 668 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 1 |
| HAY TONS | 2 |
| OAT BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 400 |
| Total area (acres) | 827 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 827 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| CD | 47 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 711 |
| FEMALE | 1,780 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 668 |
| INHABITED | 657 |
| MALE | 2,081 |
| MARRIED F | 605 |
| MARRIED M | 605 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,210 |
| POPULATION | 3,861 |
| SINGLE F | 1,077 |
| SINGLE M | 1,442 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,519 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| VESSELS | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 98 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120006— 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/.