Belleville, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
Belleville, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 9,916: 4,751 male and 5,165 female residents. Population density was 2277.9 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).
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, City—Cité, 1881 (79.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belleville, City—Cité, 1901 (79.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Belleville, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 2,023 |
| Number of families | 2,023 |
| Number of females | 5,165 |
| Number of males | 4,751 |
| Number of married females | 1,652 |
| Number of married males | 1,644 |
| Number of married persons | 3,296 |
| Number of widowed females | 468 |
| Number of widowed males | 138 |
| Number of widowed persons | 606 |
| POP F | 5,165 |
| POP M | 4,751 |
| POP TOT | 9,916 |
| Total population | 9,916 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,045 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,969 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,014 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 309 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9,607 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 1,964 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 860 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,025 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 354 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 177 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,552 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 193 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,321 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,969 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 167 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 81 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 162 |
| Acres of hay crops | 51 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 483 |
| Acres of oats | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 509 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 51 |
| HAY TONS | 81 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 6,052 |
| Number of ducks | 252 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 64 |
| Number of geese | 134 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 704 |
| Number of milk cows | 325 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 47 |
| Number of other fowl | 66 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 236 |
| Number of sheep | 8 |
| Number of swine | 228 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 41 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 8 |
| OAT BU | 130 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,772 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 686 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 81 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 686 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,045 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,969 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,014 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 32 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 252 |
| FAMILIES | 2,023 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 309 |
| GEESE | 134 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,052 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 704 |
| HOUSES | 1,964 |
| HOUSES B | 860 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 177 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 193 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 152 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 354 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 79 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,321 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,552 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 167 |
| HOUSES W | 1,025 |
| INF 11 A | 236 |
| MD FEM | 1,652 |
| MD MALE | 1,644 |
| MD TOT | 3,296 |
| MILK COWS | 325 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 64 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER FOWL | 66 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 47 |
| OTHERS | 9,607 |
| SHEEP | 8 |
| SUP AM | 402 |
| SUP FOR | 81 |
| SUP JV | 139 |
| SUP PAT | 101 |
| SUP SC | 162 |
| SUP TOT | 483 |
| SWINE | 228 |
| SWINE KS | 41 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,969 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 509 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 468 |
| WID MALE | 138 |
| WID TOT | 606 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-city-cit-on075001-1891/.