Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)
Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.737°W.
Population
In 1891, Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,397: 1,180 male and 1,217 female residents. Population density was 3638.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 457 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 2,397 |
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, West Ward—Quartier, 1881 (70.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 122 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 441 |
| Number of families | 441 |
| Number of females | 1,217 |
| Number of males | 1,180 |
| Number of married females | 388 |
| Number of married males | 411 |
| Number of married persons | 799 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,217 |
| POP M | 1,180 |
| POP TOT | 2,397 |
| Total population | 2,397 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 753 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 744 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,497 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 681 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,716 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 430 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 135 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 285 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 40 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 383 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 198 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 430 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 216 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 32 |
| Acres of hay crops | 52 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 260 |
| Acres of land in farms | 260 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,579 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 52 |
| HAY TONS | 84 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 1,388 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 176 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 279 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 103 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 456 |
| Number of other cattle | 7 |
| Number of other fowl | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 456 |
| Number of swine | 46 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 2,579 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 84 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BUTTER LB | 2,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 753 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 744 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,497 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 441 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 681 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,388 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 115 |
| HOUSES | 430 |
| HOUSES B | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 198 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 383 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 285 |
| INF 11 A | 456 |
| MD FEM | 388 |
| MD MALE | 411 |
| MD TOT | 799 |
| MILK COWS | 103 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 279 |
| OC P | 176 |
| OC TOT | 456 |
| OTHER FOWL | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7 |
| OTHERS | 1,716 |
| SUP AM | 260 |
| SUP JV | 216 |
| SUP PAT | 13 |
| SUP SC | 32 |
| SUP TOT | 260 |
| SWINE | 46 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 430 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056004_1871— 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, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-west-ward-quartier-on056004-1891/.