Brockville, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Brockville, West Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.588°N, 75.693°W.
Population
In 1871, Brockville, West Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,707: 859 male and 848 female residents. Population density was 5115.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,707 |
| 1881 | 1,803 |
| 1891 | 2,331 |
| 1901 | 2,275 |
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 (65.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brockville, West Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 848 |
| Number of males | 859 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| Total population | 1,707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 568 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,077 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 302 |
| Number of occupied houses | 302 |
Agriculture (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 5 |
| Total area (acres) | 114 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 114 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 68 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FEMALE | 848 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 302 |
| INHABITED | 302 |
| MALE | 859 |
| MARRIED F | 274 |
| MARRIED M | 272 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 546 |
| POPULATION | 1,707 |
| ROOT BU | 445 |
| SINGLE F | 509 |
| SINGLE M | 568 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,077 |
| TUR BU | 68 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON047005— 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, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-west-ward-quartier-on068001-1871/.