Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 74.701°W.
Population
In 1891, Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,292: 1,120 male and 1,172 female residents. Population density was 3552.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 490 |
| 1881 | 1,304 |
| 1891 | 2,292 |
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 was contained in Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier, 1881 (66.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cornwall, 1901 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 384 |
| Number of families | 384 |
| Number of females | 1,172 |
| Number of males | 1,120 |
| Number of married females | 360 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 1,172 |
| POP M | 1,120 |
| POP TOT | 2,292 |
| Total population | 2,292 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 738 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,475 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,315 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 977 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 382 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 313 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 19 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 341 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 209 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 382 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 140 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 161 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 117 |
| Acres of hay crops | 148 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 335 |
| Acres of land in farms | 496 |
| Acres of oats | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,231 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 63 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 148 |
| HAY TONS | 293 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 1,431 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 168 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 223 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 86 |
| Number of milk cows | 148 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 391 |
| Number of other cattle | 12 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 385 |
| Number of sheep | 4 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 57 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 63 |
| OAT BU | 1,231 |
| PEA BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,240 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,790 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 293 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 9 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 738 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,475 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 384 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,315 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,431 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 86 |
| HOUSES | 382 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 209 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 341 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 313 |
| INF 11 A | 385 |
| MD FEM | 360 |
| MD MALE | 373 |
| MD TOT | 733 |
| MILK COWS | 148 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC F | 223 |
| OC P | 168 |
| OC TOT | 391 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 12 |
| OTHERS | 977 |
| SHEEP | 4 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 335 |
| SUP FOR | 161 |
| SUP JV | 140 |
| SUP PAT | 78 |
| SUP SC | 117 |
| SUP TOT | 496 |
| SWINE | 57 |
| SWINE KS | 80 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 382 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056003— 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, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-east-ward-quartier-on056003-1891/.