Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.591°N, 75.687°W.
Population
In 1871, Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,912: 915 male and 997 female residents. Population density was 10784.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,912 |
| 1881 | 1,307 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,513 |
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 was contained in Brockville, Town of, 1861 (34.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 360 |
| Number of females | 997 |
| Number of males | 915 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 1,912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 604 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,181 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 324 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 13 |
| Total area (acres) | 229 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 229 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 68 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 360 |
| FEMALE | 997 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 324 |
| INHABITED | 324 |
| MALE | 915 |
| MARRIED F | 315 |
| MARRIED M | 320 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 635 |
| POPULATION | 1,912 |
| ROOT BU | 59 |
| SINGLE F | 604 |
| SINGLE M | 577 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,181 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 78 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047001_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-centre-ward-quartier-on068002-1871/.