Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.431°N, 75.686°W.
Population
In 1871, Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier had a population of 5,138: 2,526 male and 2,612 female residents. Population density was 11531.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,138 |
| 1881 | 4,959 |
| 1891 | 6,417 |
| 1901 | 7,701 |
| 1911 | 7,632 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Ottawa, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,061 |
| Number of females | 2,612 |
| Number of males | 2,526 |
| Number of married females | 865 |
| Number of married males | 859 |
| Number of married persons | 1,724 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 202 |
| Total population | 5,138 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,595 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,212 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 971 |
| Number of occupied houses | 971 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1 |
| HAY TONS | 2 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 986 |
| Total area (acres) | 200 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 200 |
| BEING BUILT | 25 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 77 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 1,061 |
| FEMALE | 2,612 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 971 |
| INHABITED | 971 |
| MALE | 2,526 |
| MARRIED F | 865 |
| MARRIED M | 859 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,724 |
| POPULATION | 5,138 |
| ROOT BU | 148 |
| SINGLE F | 1,595 |
| SINGLE M | 1,617 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,212 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| UNINHABITED | 57 |
| WIDOWED F | 152 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_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). "Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-by-ward-quartier-on077004-1871/.