Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.426°N, 75.679°W.
Population
In 1871, Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier had a population of 3,474: 1,613 male and 1,861 female residents. Population density was 4578.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,474 |
| 1881 | 4,527 |
| 1891 | 5,788 |
| 1901 | 8,807 |
| 1911 | 10,581 |
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, St. George ward-quartier shared boundaries with:
- Gloucester
- Nepean
- Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 599 |
| Number of females | 1,861 |
| Number of males | 1,613 |
| Number of married females | 523 |
| Number of married males | 529 |
| Number of married persons | 1,052 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| Total population | 3,474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,058 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,267 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 563 |
| Number of occupied houses | 563 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 7 |
| OAT BU | 280 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 688 |
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
| WHT SP BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 500 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| CD | 77 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 599 |
| FEMALE | 1,861 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 563 |
| INHABITED | 563 |
| MALE | 1,613 |
| MARRIED F | 523 |
| MARRIED M | 529 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,052 |
| POPULATION | 3,474 |
| SINGLE F | 1,209 |
| SINGLE M | 1,058 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,267 |
| UNINHABITED | 54 |
| WIDOWED F | 129 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006_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, St. George ward-quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-st-george-ward-quartier-on077003-1871/.