Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord, Ontario (1881 census)
Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.599°N, 75.691°W.
Population
In 1881, Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord had a population of 1,683: 804 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 3361.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,683 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,731 |
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, 1871 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord shared boundaries with:
- Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Brockville, West Ward—Quartier
- Elizabethtown
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of males | 804 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 638 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP TOT | 1,683 |
| Total population | 1,683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 491 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 966 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| OAT BU | 300 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 122 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT WTR BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 491 |
| C UNMD M | 475 |
| C UNMD TOT | 966 |
| D OCC | 358 |
| FEMALE | 879 |
| H INHAB | 358 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 804 |
| MD F | 321 |
| MD M | 317 |
| MD TOT | 638 |
| NUMBER CD | 109 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047003— 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 Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-town-north-ward-quartier-nord-on109004-1881/.