Adelaide, Ontario (1871 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.000°N, 81.695°W.
Population
In 1871, Adelaide had a population of 2,909: 1,541 male and 1,368 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,979 |
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
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, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 541 |
| Number of females | 1,368 |
| Number of males | 1,541 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 476 |
| Number of married persons | 952 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| Total population | 2,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 834 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,045 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,879 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 534 |
| Number of occupied houses | 536 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 33,067 |
| BWT BU | 242 |
| CRN BU | 2,124 |
| HAY AC | 3,818 |
| HAY TONS | 4,245 |
| OAT BU | 66,710 |
| PEA BU | 21,735 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 22,441 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,060 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,368 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,811 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,246 |
| AREA | 44,060 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 205 |
| CD | 8 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 541 |
| FEMALE | 1,368 |
| GRA BU | 289 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 536 |
| INHABITED | 534 |
| MALE | 1,541 |
| MARRIED F | 476 |
| MARRIED M | 476 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 952 |
| POPULATION | 2,909 |
| ROOT BU | 2,899 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 834 |
| SINGLE M | 1,045 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,879 |
| TUR BU | 6,728 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001— 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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on008001-1871/.