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 density was 1189.7 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.
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 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 86 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 226 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 133 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 457 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 300 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 86 |
| Number of occupied houses | 86 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 60 |
| HAY TONS | 82 |
| OAT BU | 365 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,318 |
| Total area (acres) | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 14 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 240 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 73 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 86 |
| FEMALE | 231 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 86 |
| INHABITED | 86 |
| MALE | 226 |
| MARRIED F | 68 |
| MARRIED M | 65 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 133 |
| POPULATION | 457 |
| SINGLE F | 144 |
| SINGLE M | 156 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 300 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— 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 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/.