Brockville, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Brockville, East Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.596°N, 75.681°W.
Population
In 1871, Brockville, East Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,483: 695 male and 788 female residents. Population density was 3451.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,483 |
| 1881 | 1,707 |
| 1891 | 2,060 |
| 1901 | 2,165 |
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 Elizabethtown, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brockville, East Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 695 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 494 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,483 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 929 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 269 |
| Number of occupied houses | 269 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 5 |
| HAY TONS | 5 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 1,352 |
| Total area (acres) | 221 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 221 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| CD | 68 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FEMALE | 788 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 269 |
| INHABITED | 269 |
| MALE | 695 |
| MARRIED F | 246 |
| MARRIED M | 248 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 494 |
| POPULATION | 1,483 |
| ROOT BU | 315 |
| SINGLE F | 492 |
| SINGLE M | 437 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 929 |
| TUR BU | 19 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047002_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, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-east-ward-quartier-on068003-1871/.