Ottawa, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.436°N, 75.692°W.
Population
In 1871, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier had a population of 5,738: 2,752 male and 2,986 female residents. Population density was 10921.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,738 |
| 1881 | 6,572 |
| 1891 | 7,940 |
| 1901 | 9,162 |
| 1911 | 10,087 |
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, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 970 |
| Number of females | 2,986 |
| Number of males | 2,752 |
| Number of married females | 964 |
| Number of married males | 946 |
| Number of married persons | 1,910 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 198 |
| Total population | 5,738 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,870 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,760 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,630 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 936 |
| Number of occupied houses | 936 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 290 |
| Total area (acres) | 205 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 205 |
| BEING BUILT | 19 |
| CD | 77 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 970 |
| FEMALE | 2,986 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 936 |
| INHABITED | 936 |
| MALE | 2,752 |
| MARRIED F | 964 |
| MARRIED M | 946 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,910 |
| POPULATION | 5,738 |
| ROOT BU | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,870 |
| SINGLE M | 1,760 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,630 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 152 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 198 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105005_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, Ottawa, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-ottawa-ward-quartier-on077005-1871/.