Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,116. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 74.722°W.
Population
In 1891, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,116: 998 male and 1,118 female residents. Population density was 1902.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,086 |
| 1881 | 1,693 |
| 1891 | 2,116 |
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 contained Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, 1881 (70.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 419 |
| Number of families | 419 |
| Number of females | 1,118 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 359 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 717 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,118 |
| POP M | 998 |
| POP TOT | 2,116 |
| Total population | 2,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,305 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 323 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,793 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 413 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 305 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 63 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 335 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 254 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 109 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 42 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 357 |
| Acres of land in farms | 357 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 465 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 174 |
| HAY AC | 4 |
| HAY TONS | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 1,666 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 240 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 120 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 430 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 429 |
| Number of sheep | 102 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 116 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,782 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 408 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 690 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 615 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,305 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 408 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 419 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 323 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,666 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 413 |
| HOUSES B | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 254 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 335 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 305 |
| INF 11 A | 429 |
| MD FEM | 359 |
| MD MALE | 358 |
| MD TOT | 717 |
| MILK COWS | 120 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC F | 240 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 430 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 1,793 |
| SHEEP | 102 |
| SUP AM | 357 |
| SUP JV | 206 |
| SUP PAT | 109 |
| SUP SC | 42 |
| SUP TOT | 357 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 413 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 465 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056002— 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 1891 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). "Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-centre-ward-quartier-on056002-1891/.