Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.022°N, 74.722°W.
Population
In 1871, Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier had a population of 490: 240 male and 250 female residents. Population density was 1081.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier, 1881 (57.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 87 |
| Number of females | 250 |
| Number of males | 240 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 490 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 339 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 87 |
| Number of occupied houses | 87 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 51 |
| OAT BU | 356 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 3,876 |
| Total area (acres) | 452 |
| WHT SP BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 452 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 73 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| FEMALE | 250 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 87 |
| INHABITED | 87 |
| MALE | 240 |
| MARRIED F | 62 |
| MARRIED M | 62 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 124 |
| POPULATION | 490 |
| ROOT BU | 129 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 168 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 339 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073003— 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 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, East Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-east-ward-quartier-on073003-1871/.