Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)
Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 74.725°W.
Population
In 1881, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,693: 807 male and 886 female residents.
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, East Ward—Quartier, 1871 (57.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cornwall, Centre, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (70.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,693 total population, 886 females, 807 males, 560 married persons, 339 families, 284 married females, 276 married males, 85 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,048 single persons under 18, 545 single females under 18, 503 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 309 inhabited houses, 309 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,143 bushels of potatoes, 856 bushels of other root crops, 665 bushels of oats, 249 bushels of corn, 117 tons of hay, 105 bushels of turnips, 95 acres of hay crops, 33 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,693 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:
ON100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON100002— 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). "Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-centre-ward-quartier-on100002-1881/.