Albion, Ontario (1871 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,857. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1871, Albion had a population of 4,857: 2,494 male and 2,363 female residents. Population density was 50.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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 contained Bolton, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Albion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 818 |
| Number of females | 2,363 |
| Number of males | 2,494 |
| Number of married females | 686 |
| Number of married males | 712 |
| Number of married persons | 1,398 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| Total population | 4,857 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,587 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,734 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,321 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 803 |
| Number of occupied houses | 803 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 86,611 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| CRN BU | 77 |
| HAY AC | 5,789 |
| HAY TONS | 7,178 |
| OAT BU | 68,379 |
| PEA BU | 34,580 |
| POT AC | 604 |
| POT BU | 48,577 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,045 |
| WHT WTR BU | 70,957 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,004 |
| AREA | 58,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 40 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 818 |
| FEMALE | 2,363 |
| GRA BU | 162 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 803 |
| INHABITED | 803 |
| MALE | 2,494 |
| MARRIED F | 686 |
| MARRIED M | 712 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,398 |
| POPULATION | 4,857 |
| ROOT BU | 9,194 |
| SINGLE F | 1,587 |
| SINGLE M | 1,734 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,321 |
| TUR BU | 52,407 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 90 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_Ontario
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). "Albion, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on040002-1871/.