Admaston, Ontario (1871 census)
Admaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.439°N, 76.820°W.
Population
In 1871, Admaston had a population of 1,988: 1,060 male and 928 female residents. Population density was 15.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 685 |
| 1861 | 1,713 |
| 1871 | 1,988 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,453 |
| 1911 | 2,044 |
| 1921 | 1,829 |
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, Admaston 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 | 349 |
| Number of females | 928 |
| Number of males | 1,060 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 307 |
| Number of married persons | 615 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| Total population | 1,988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,323 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 348 |
| Number of occupied houses | 348 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 345 |
| CRN BU | 227 |
| HAY AC | 5,217 |
| HAY TONS | 2,914 |
| OAT BU | 17,078 |
| PEA BU | 6,227 |
| POT AC | 323 |
| POT BU | 20,867 |
| RYE BU | 503 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,061 |
| WHT WTR BU | 493 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,498 |
| AREA | 79,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FEMALE | 928 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 348 |
| INHABITED | 348 |
| MALE | 1,060 |
| MARRIED F | 308 |
| MARRIED M | 307 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 615 |
| POPULATION | 1,988 |
| ROOT BU | 326 |
| SINGLE F | 593 |
| SINGLE M | 730 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,323 |
| TUR BU | 4,264 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260659
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). "Admaston, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/admaston-on081010-1871/.