Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.659°N, 79.332°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier had a population of 7,864: 4,090 male and 3,774 female residents. Population density was 5413.3 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 contained Toronto, Ward—Quartier 1 (part), 1901 (11.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier
- York E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 1,597 |
| Number of families | 1,597 |
| Number of females | 3,774 |
| Number of males | 4,090 |
| Number of married females | 1,383 |
| Number of married males | 1,422 |
| Number of married persons | 2,805 |
| Number of widowed females | 198 |
| Number of widowed males | 100 |
| Number of widowed persons | 298 |
| POP F | 3,774 |
| POP M | 4,090 |
| POP TOT | 7,864 |
| Total population | 7,864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,568 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,761 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 76 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,788 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 1,537 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 624 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 899 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 525 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 851 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 118 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 336 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 277 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 647 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,546 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 192 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 216 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 43 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 104 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 417 |
| Acres of land in farms | 460 |
| Acres of oats | 34 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 600 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,650 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 600 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 12 |
| HAY TONS | 18 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 2,395 |
| Number of ducks | 136 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 789 |
| Number of milk cows | 135 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 21 |
| Number of other cattle | 13 |
| Number of other fowl | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 12 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 34 |
| OAT BU | 1,650 |
| PEA BU | 250 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 1,535 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 540 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 540 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,568 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,761 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 136 |
| FAMILIES | 1,597 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 76 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,395 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 789 |
| HOUSES | 1,537 |
| HOUSES B | 624 |
| HOUSES CON | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 277 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 336 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 525 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 647 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 851 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 192 |
| HOUSES W | 899 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 1,383 |
| MD MALE | 1,422 |
| MD TOT | 2,805 |
| MILK COWS | 135 |
| NAME CD | Toronto, City—Cité |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 16 |
| OC TOT | 21 |
| OTHER FOWL | 63 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 13 |
| OTHERS | 7,788 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 417 |
| SUP FOR | 43 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 216 |
| SUP SC | 104 |
| SUP TOT | 460 |
| SWINE | 12 |
| SWINE KS | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,546 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 600 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 198 |
| WID MALE | 100 |
| WID TOT | 298 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120006— 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 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. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on120006-1891/.