Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.736°W.
Population
In 1871, Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier had a population of 457: 226 male and 231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 457 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
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, West Ward—Quartier, 1881 (82.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 457 total population, 231 females, 226 males, 133 married persons, 86 families, 68 married females, 65 married males, 24 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 300 single persons under 18, 156 single males under 18, 144 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 86 inhabited houses, 86 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 240 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON100001_1881— 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, West Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-west-ward-quartier-on073001-1871/.