Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 12,911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.659°N, 79.372°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier had a population of 12,911: 6,018 male and 6,893 female residents. Population density was 13931.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 8,931 |
| 1891 | 12,911 |
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. Thomas, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (75.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Toronto, St. Thomas, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. George’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Paul & St. Mathew’s, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 2,208 |
| Number of families | 2,208 |
| Number of females | 6,893 |
| Number of males | 6,018 |
| Number of married females | 1,916 |
| Number of married males | 1,915 |
| Number of married persons | 3,831 |
| Number of widowed females | 495 |
| Number of widowed males | 131 |
| Number of widowed persons | 626 |
| POP F | 6,893 |
| POP M | 6,018 |
| POP TOT | 12,911 |
| Total population | 12,911 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,482 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,972 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,454 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 80 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12,831 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,118 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1,335 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 781 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 285 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 372 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,321 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 496 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 196 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,343 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 99 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 52 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 132 |
| Acres of hay crops | 49 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 193 |
| Acres of oats | 42 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 420 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 420 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,000 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 250 |
| HAY AC | 49 |
| HAY TONS | 106 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 820 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 586 |
| Number of milk cows | 31 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 2 |
| Number of other cattle | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 17 |
| Number of swine | 26 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 42 |
| OAT BU | 2,400 |
| PEA BU | 450 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 875 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 92 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,048 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 106 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT FALL BU | 250 |
| WHT SP BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,048 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,482 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,972 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,454 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 92 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 2,208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 80 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 820 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 586 |
| HOUSES | 2,118 |
| HOUSES B | 1,335 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 372 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 196 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 285 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,343 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 496 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,321 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 99 |
| HOUSES W | 781 |
| MD FEM | 1,916 |
| MD MALE | 1,915 |
| MD TOT | 3,831 |
| MILK COWS | 31 |
| NAME CD | Toronto, City—Cité |
| OC P | 2 |
| OC TOT | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 31 |
| OTHERS | 12,831 |
| SHEEP | 17 |
| SUP AM | 193 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 52 |
| SUP SC | 132 |
| SUP TOT | 193 |
| SWINE | 26 |
| SWINE KS | 19 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,118 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 3,000 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 495 |
| WID MALE | 131 |
| WID TOT | 626 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120009— 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. Thomas, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-st-thomas-ward-quartier-on120009-1891/.