Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.414°N, 75.701°W.
Population
In 1871, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,039: 1,918 male and 2,121 female residents. Population density was 3517.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,343 |
| 1871 | 4,039 |
| 1881 | 8,388 |
| 1891 | 14,070 |
| 1901 | 11,243 |
| 1911 | 12,980 |
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 Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (40.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ottawa, Wellington, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 749 |
| Number of females | 2,121 |
| Number of males | 1,918 |
| Number of married females | 622 |
| Number of married males | 621 |
| Number of married persons | 1,243 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 171 |
| Total population | 4,039 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,625 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 40 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 726 |
| Number of occupied houses | 726 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 1 |
| HAY TONS | 3 |
| OAT BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 240 |
| Total area (acres) | 627 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 627 |
| BEING BUILT | 40 |
| CD | 77 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 749 |
| FEMALE | 2,121 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 726 |
| INHABITED | 726 |
| MALE | 1,918 |
| MARRIED F | 622 |
| MARRIED M | 621 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,243 |
| POPULATION | 4,039 |
| ROOT BU | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 1,375 |
| SINGLE M | 1,250 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,625 |
| TUR BU | 4 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 124 |
| WIDOWED M | 47 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 171 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008_1861— 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, Wellington, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ottawa-wellington-ward-quartier-on077001-1871/.