Belleville, C, Ontario (1871 census)
Belleville, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 77.379°W.
Population
In 1871, Belleville, C had a population of 7,305: 3,527 male and 3,778 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,569 |
| 1861 | 6,277 |
| 1871 | 7,305 |
| 1881 | 9,516 |
| 1891 | 9,916 |
| 1901 | 9,117 |
| 1921 | 12,206 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Belleville, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 7,305 total population, 3,778 females, 3,527 males, 2,272 married persons, 1,398 families, 1,137 married males, 1,135 married females, 367 widowed persons, 289 widowed females, 78 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 4,666 single persons under 18, 2,354 single females under 18, 2,312 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,326 inhabited houses, 1,326 occupied houses, 38 houses under construction, 25 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,485 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Corby | 1806–1881 | died here |
| St George Baron Le Poer Crozier | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Wellington Jeffers | 1814–1896 | died here |
| Lewis Wallbridge | 1816–1887 | born here |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell | 1823–1917 | died here |
| Abraham Diamond | 1828–1880 | died here |
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | died here |
| Alexander Milton Ross | 1832–1897 | born here |
| David Volume Sinclair | 1864–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34227
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Belleville, C, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-c-on060003-1871/.