Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 74.729°W.
Population
In 1871, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,086: 529 male and 557 female residents. Population density was 2635.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 557 |
| Number of males | 529 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,086 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 729 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 195 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 61 |
| HAY AC | 37 |
| HAY TONS | 84 |
| OAT BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 4,441 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Total area (acres) | 230 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 230 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 73 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FEMALE | 557 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 195 |
| INHABITED | 195 |
| MALE | 529 |
| MARRIED F | 156 |
| MARRIED M | 157 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 313 |
| POPULATION | 1,086 |
| ROOT BU | 167 |
| SINGLE F | 366 |
| SINGLE M | 363 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 729 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073002— 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 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). "Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-centre-ward-quartier-on073002-1871/.