Toronto, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 24,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.668°N, 79.420°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier had a population of 24,393: 11,926 male and 12,467 female residents. Population density was 19868.7 people per square mile.
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 was contained in York W-O, 1881 (1.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Toronto, Ward—Quartier 5 (part), 1901 (51.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, St. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, St. Mark’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Patrick’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
- York W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 4,779 |
| Number of families | 4,779 |
| Number of females | 12,467 |
| Number of males | 11,926 |
| Number of married females | 4,499 |
| Number of married males | 4,475 |
| Number of married persons | 8,974 |
| Number of widowed females | 631 |
| Number of widowed males | 223 |
| Number of widowed persons | 854 |
| POP F | 12,467 |
| POP M | 11,926 |
| POP TOT | 24,393 |
| Total population | 24,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 7,337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 7,228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 14,565 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 40 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 24,353 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 4,666 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3,315 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,350 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 602 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3,675 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 388 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 390 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 554 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3,510 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 127 |
| Number of occupied houses | 4,667 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 636 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 556 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 224 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 406 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 969 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,193 |
| Acres of oats | 25 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 575 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 450 |
| HAY AC | 13 |
| HAY TONS | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 4,731 |
| Number of ducks | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 886 |
| Number of milk cows | 72 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 24 |
| Number of other cattle | 9 |
| Number of other fowl | 371 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 40 |
| Number of swine | 62 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 25 |
| OAT BU | 750 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 262 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT FALL BU | 450 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 7,337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 7,228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 14,565 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 160 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 4,779 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 40 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,731 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 886 |
| HOUSES | 4,666 |
| HOUSES B | 3,315 |
| HOUSES CON | 127 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 554 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 390 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 602 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3,510 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 388 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3,675 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 636 |
| HOUSES W | 1,350 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 4,499 |
| MD MALE | 4,475 |
| MD TOT | 8,974 |
| MILK COWS | 72 |
| NAME CD | Toronto, City—Cité |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 20 |
| OC TOT | 24 |
| OTHER FOWL | 371 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 9 |
| OTHERS | 24,353 |
| SHEEP | 40 |
| SUP AM | 969 |
| SUP FOR | 224 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 556 |
| SUP SC | 406 |
| SUP TOT | 1,193 |
| SWINE | 62 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 4,667 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 631 |
| WID MALE | 223 |
| WID TOT | 854 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120008— 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. Stephen’s and St. Mark’s (part), Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-stephen-s-and-st-mark-s-part-ward-quartier-on120008-1891/.