Algona, Ontario (1871 census)
Algona was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.561°N, 77.299°W.
Population
In 1871, Algona had a population of 700: 350 male and 350 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 424 |
| 1871 | 700 |
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 Algona S, 1881 (68.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Algona shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 119 |
| Number of females | 350 |
| Number of males | 350 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 453 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 115 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 122 |
| CRN BU | 192 |
| HAY AC | 1,116 |
| HAY TONS | 824 |
| OAT BU | 7,481 |
| PEA BU | 1,030 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 14,131 |
| RYE BU | 1,152 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,319 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,751 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,030 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 313 |
| AREA | 60,319 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| FEMALE | 350 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 119 |
| INHABITED | 115 |
| MALE | 350 |
| MARRIED F | 115 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 226 |
| POPULATION | 700 |
| ROOT BU | 8 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 227 |
| SINGLE M | 226 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 453 |
| TUR BU | 230 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082008— 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). "Algona, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/algona-on082008-1871/.