Belleville, C, Ontario (1891 census)
Belleville, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 77.378°W.
Population
In 1891, Belleville, C had a population of 9,916: 4,751 male and 5,165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,569 |
| 1861 | 6,277 |
| 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).
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 Belleville, C, 1881 (79.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belleville, C, 1901 (79.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Belleville, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 9,916 total population, 5,165 females, 4,751 males, 3,296 married persons, 2,023 families, 1,652 married females, 1,644 married males, 606 widowed persons, 468 widowed females, 138 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 6,014 single persons under 18, 3,045 single females under 18, 2,969 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 9,607 persons who are not French Canadian, 309 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,969 occupied houses, 1,964 houses, 1,552 houses of 2 stories, 1,321 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,025 houses built of wood, 860 houses built of brick, 354 houses of 1 story, 193 houses of 5 rooms, 177 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 167 uninhabited houses, 152 houses of 4 rooms, 79 houses built of stone, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 54 houses of 3 stories, 45 houses of over 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,052 chickens, 2,772 bushels of potatoes, 704 horses aged over 3 years, 686 pounds of homemade butter, 509 bushels of turnips, 483 acres of land in farms, 402 acres of improved land in farms, 325 milk cows, 252 ducks, 250 bushels of rye, 241 occupants of farms, 236 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 228 swine, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 162 acres of farmland under crops, 139 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 134 geese, 130 bushels of oats, 101 acres of farmland in pasture, 81 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 81 tons of hay, 66 other fowl, 64 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 acres of hay crops, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 other cattle, 41 swine slaughtered or sold, 32 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 30 bushels of corn, 28 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of peas, 10 cattle killed or sold, 8 acres of oats, 8 sheep, 8 turkeys, 4 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| St George Baron Le Poer Crozier | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Wellington Jeffers | 1814–1896 | died here |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell | 1823–1917 | 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:
ON075001— 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 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). "Belleville, C, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-c-on075001-1891/.