Adolphustown, Ontario (1871 census)
Adolphustown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.095°N, 77.022°W.
Population
In 1871, Adolphustown had a population of 756: 387 male and 369 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 718 |
| 1861 | 801 |
| 1871 | 756 |
| 1881 | 737 |
| 1891 | 720 |
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | 616 |
| 1921 | 514 |
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, Adolphustown 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 | 156 |
| Number of females | 369 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 453 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 150 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,530 |
| BWT BU | 3,865 |
| CRN BU | 1,767 |
| HAY AC | 1,901 |
| HAY TONS | 2,976 |
| OAT BU | 8,885 |
| PEA BU | 16,713 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 13,810 |
| RYE BU | 6,245 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,010 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,110 |
| WHT WTR BU | 72 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 910 |
| AREA | 11,010 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FEMALE | 369 |
| GRA BU | 859 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 152 |
| INHABITED | 150 |
| MALE | 387 |
| MARRIED F | 138 |
| MARRIED M | 139 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 277 |
| POPULATION | 756 |
| ROOT BU | 1,646 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 216 |
| SINGLE M | 237 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 453 |
| TUR BU | 220 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125001— 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). "Adolphustown, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adolphustown-on063001-1871/.