Adjala, Ontario (1871 census)
Adjala was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.050°N, 79.914°W.
Population
In 1871, Adjala had a population of 2,878: 1,511 male and 1,367 female residents. Population density was 37.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,994 |
| 1861 | 2,742 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
| 1881 | 2,885 |
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 2,161 |
| 1911 | 1,837 |
| 1921 | 1,613 |
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, Adjala shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 488 |
| Number of females | 1,367 |
| Number of males | 1,511 |
| Number of married females | 405 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 809 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| Total population | 2,878 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 893 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,074 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,967 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 488 |
| Number of occupied houses | 488 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 25,976 |
| CRN BU | 197 |
| HAY AC | 2,578 |
| HAY TONS | 3,071 |
| OAT BU | 55,385 |
| PEA BU | 14,789 |
| POT AC | 427 |
| POT BU | 43,394 |
| RYE BU | 240 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,218 |
| WHT SP BU | 40,880 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42,738 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,027 |
| AREA | 46,218 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 40 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 488 |
| FEMALE | 1,367 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 488 |
| INHABITED | 488 |
| MALE | 1,511 |
| MARRIED F | 405 |
| MARRIED M | 404 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 809 |
| POPULATION | 2,878 |
| ROOT BU | 2,169 |
| SINGLE F | 893 |
| SINGLE M | 1,074 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,967 |
| TUR BU | 23,840 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 69 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144001— 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). "Adjala, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adjala-on040004-1871/.