Brockville, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Brockville, East Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.596°N, 75.681°W.
Population
In 1881, Brockville, East Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,707: 785 male and 922 female residents. Population density was 3972.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brockville, East Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 361 |
| Number of families | 361 |
| Number of females | 922 |
| Number of males | 785 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 597 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 1,707 |
| Total population | 1,707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,036 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 345 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 15 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 748 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 14 |
| HAY TONS | 21 |
| OAT BU | 490 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 715 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 21 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 561 |
| C UNMD M | 475 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,036 |
| D OCC | 345 |
| FEMALE | 922 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 345 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 785 |
| MD F | 302 |
| MD M | 295 |
| MD TOT | 597 |
| NUMBER CD | 109 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 748 |
| TUR BU | 710 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109005— 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 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, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-east-ward-quartier-on109005-1881/.