Belleville, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)
Belleville, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 9,516: 4,540 male and 4,976 female residents. Population density was 2745.5 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Belleville, City—Cité, 1891 (79.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Belleville, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 2,015 |
| Number of families | 2,015 |
| Number of females | 4,976 |
| Number of males | 4,540 |
| Number of married females | 1,611 |
| Number of married males | 1,605 |
| Number of married persons | 3,216 |
| Number of widowed females | 354 |
| Number of widowed males | 109 |
| Number of widowed persons | 463 |
| POP TOT | 9,516 |
| Total population | 9,516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,011 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,826 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,837 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,956 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,956 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 187 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 76 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR BU | 3,710 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,710 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 636 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,837 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,384 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,857 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| BWT BU | 130 |
| CRN BU | 636 |
| HAY AC | 76 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| OAT BU | 1,837 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 9,857 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 120 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 166 |
| WHT WTR BU | 157 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 3,011 |
| C UNMD M | 2,826 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,837 |
| D OCC | 1,956 |
| FEMALE | 4,976 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 25 |
| H INHAB | 1,956 |
| H UNINH | 187 |
| MALE | 4,540 |
| MD F | 1,611 |
| MD M | 1,605 |
| MD TOT | 3,216 |
| NUMBER CD | 121 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,384 |
| TUR BU | 116 |
| WID F | 354 |
| WID M | 109 |
| WID TOT | 463 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belleville-city-cit-on121003-1881/.