Belleville, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Belleville, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 77.379°W.
Population
In 1881, Belleville, C had a population of 9,516: 4,540 male and 4,976 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Belleville, C, 1891 (79.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Belleville, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 9,516 total population, 4,976 females, 4,540 males, 3,216 married persons, 2,015 families, 1,611 married females, 1,605 married males, 463 widowed persons, 354 widowed females, 109 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,837 single persons under 18, 3,011 single females under 18, 2,826 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,956 inhabited houses, 1,956 occupied houses, 187 uninhabited houses, 25 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,857 bushels of potatoes, 3,710 bushels of barley, 1,837 bushels of oats, 1,384 bushels of other root crops, 636 bushels of corn, 166 bushels of spring wheat, 157 bushels of winter wheat, 130 bushels of buckwheat, 120 tons of hay, 116 bushels of turnips, 88 acres of potatoes, 76 acres of hay crops, 53 bushels of peas and beans, 24 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, 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 |
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | died here |
| Alexander Milton Ross | 1832–1897 | born here |
| David Volume Sinclair | 1864–1922 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 9,516 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:
ON121003— 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 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). "Belleville, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-c-on121003-1881/.