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Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861–1891)
Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 4 censuses between 1861 and 1891. Population grew substantially across the period (from 3,681 in 1861 to 7,864 in 1891).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Toronto, City in 1861
- incorporates territory from Gaol in 1861
Descendant places
- later split into Toronto, Ward—Quartier 1 (part) in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,681 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,861 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,864 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 7,864 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120006— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.