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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 700 total population, 350 females, 350 males, 226 married persons, 119 families, 115 married females, 111 married males, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 453 single persons under 18, 227 single females under 18, 226 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 119 occupied houses, 115 inhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 60,319 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082008_1861— 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/.