Aldborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Aldborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,506. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.586°N, 81.669°W.
Population
In 1871, Aldborough had a population of 3,506: 1,851 male and 1,655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,226 |
| 1861 | 2,325 |
| 1871 | 3,506 |
| 1881 | 4,718 |
| 1891 | 5,299 |
| 1901 | 5,341 |
| 1911 | 3,278 |
| 1921 | 3,020 |
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, Aldborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,506 total population, 1,851 males, 1,655 females, 1,058 married persons, 630 families, 531 married males, 527 married females, 122 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,326 single persons under 18, 1,272 single males under 18, 1,054 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 630 occupied houses, 629 inhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 79,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald James McLean | 1860–1933 | born here |
| Archibald William Campbell | 1863–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260678
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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on005001-1871/.