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 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 density was 26.5 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 630 |
| Number of females | 1,655 |
| Number of males | 1,851 |
| Number of married females | 527 |
| Number of married males | 531 |
| Number of married persons | 1,058 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| Total population | 3,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,326 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 629 |
| Number of occupied houses | 630 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,557 |
| BWT BU | 586 |
| CRN BU | 24,365 |
| HAY AC | 5,361 |
| HAY TONS | 6,295 |
| OAT BU | 71,750 |
| PEA BU | 15,150 |
| POT AC | 425 |
| POT BU | 48,885 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,918 |
| WHT WTR BU | 31,288 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,890 |
| AREA | 79,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 957 |
| CD | 5 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 630 |
| FEMALE | 1,655 |
| GRA BU | 531 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 630 |
| INHABITED | 629 |
| MALE | 1,851 |
| MARRIED F | 527 |
| MARRIED M | 531 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,058 |
| POPULATION | 3,506 |
| ROOT BU | 2,060 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,054 |
| SINGLE M | 1,272 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,326 |
| TUR BU | 5,861 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109001— 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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on005001-1871/.