Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,156. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.418°N, 75.712°W.
Population
In 1871, Ottawa, Victoria, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,156: 1,542 male and 1,614 female residents. Population density was 4270.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,156 |
| 1881 | 2,966 |
| 1891 | 3,054 |
| 1901 | 2,488 |
| 1911 | 3,145 |
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, Victoria, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 592 |
| Number of females | 1,614 |
| Number of males | 1,542 |
| Number of married females | 539 |
| Number of married males | 537 |
| Number of married persons | 1,076 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| Total population | 3,156 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 968 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 992 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,960 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 532 |
| Number of occupied houses | 533 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 223 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 223 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| CD | 77 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 592 |
| FEMALE | 1,614 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 533 |
| INHABITED | 532 |
| MALE | 1,542 |
| MARRIED F | 539 |
| MARRIED M | 537 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,076 |
| POPULATION | 3,156 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 968 |
| SINGLE M | 992 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,960 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 107 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007_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, Victoria, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-victoria-ward-quartier-on077002-1871/.