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 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,803 total population, 919 females, 884 males, 624 married persons, 367 families, 314 married females, 310 married males, 92 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,087 single persons under 18, 554 single males under 18, 533 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 358 inhabited houses, 358 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 828 bushels of potatoes, 115 bushels of winter wheat, 88 bushels of other root crops, 36 tons of hay, 28 acres of hay crops, 18 bushels of barley, 15 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of peas and beans, 8 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,803 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.