Brockville, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Brockville, West Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,803. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.588°N, 75.693°W.
Population
In 1881, Brockville, West Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,803: 884 male and 919 female residents. Population density was 5403.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brockville, West Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord
- Brockville Town, South Ward—Quartier Sud
- Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 367 |
| Number of families | 367 |
| Number of females | 919 |
| Number of males | 884 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of married persons | 624 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 1,803 |
| Total population | 1,803 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,087 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR BU | 18 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 828 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 115 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 28 |
| HAY TONS | 36 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 828 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 36 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT WTR BU | 115 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 533 |
| C UNMD M | 554 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,087 |
| D OCC | 358 |
| FEMALE | 919 |
| H INHAB | 358 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 884 |
| MD F | 314 |
| MD M | 310 |
| MD TOT | 624 |
| NUMBER CD | 109 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 88 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109001— 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 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, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brockville-west-ward-quartier-on109001-1881/.