Belleville, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)
Belleville, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 7,305: 3,527 male and 3,778 female residents. Population density was 2107.6 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1911 | 9,876 |
| 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, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,398 |
| Number of females | 3,778 |
| Number of males | 3,527 |
| Number of married females | 1,135 |
| Number of married males | 1,137 |
| Number of married persons | 2,272 |
| Number of widowed females | 289 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 367 |
| Total population | 7,305 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,354 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,666 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 38 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 950 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 50 |
| HAY TONS | 33 |
| OAT BU | 155 |
| PEA BU | 316 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 260 |
| RYE BU | 96 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,485 |
| WHT SP BU | 72 |
| WHT WTR BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 1,485 |
| BEING BUILT | 38 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| CD | 60 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,398 |
| FEMALE | 3,778 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,326 |
| INHABITED | 1,326 |
| MALE | 3,527 |
| MARRIED F | 1,135 |
| MARRIED M | 1,137 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,272 |
| POPULATION | 7,305 |
| ROOT BU | 1,351 |
| SINGLE F | 2,354 |
| SINGLE M | 2,312 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,666 |
| TUR BU | 145 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 289 |
| WIDOWED M | 78 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 367 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-city-cit-on060003-1871/.