Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.591°N, 75.687°W.
Population
In 1881, Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,307: 617 male and 690 female residents. Population density was 7372.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Brockville, West Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 690 |
| Number of males | 617 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 469 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP TOT | 1,307 |
| Total population | 1,307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 3 |
| HAY TONS | 4 |
| OAT BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 70 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 389 |
| C UNMD M | 373 |
| C UNMD TOT | 762 |
| D OCC | 274 |
| FEMALE | 690 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 274 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 617 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 231 |
| MD TOT | 469 |
| NUMBER CD | 109 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109003— 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 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). "Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-centre-ward-quartier-on109003-1881/.