Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.653°N, 79.355°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,864: 2,487 male and 2,377 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, 1871 (59.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 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
- Toronto, St. Thomas' Ward—Quartier
- York E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,864 total population, 2,487 males, 2,377 females, 1,672 married persons, 1,024 families, 845 married males, 827 married females, 182 widowed persons, 124 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,010 single persons under 18, 1,584 single males under 18, 1,426 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 932 occupied houses, 931 inhabited houses, 83 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,050 bushels of potatoes, 1,600 bushels of oats, 1,431 bushels of other root crops, 900 bushels of turnips, 300 bushels of barley, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 29 acres of potatoes, 28 tons of hay, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 15 acres of hay crops, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,864 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on134001-1881/.