Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1871 census)
Alice & Fraser was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.743°N, 77.301°W.
Population
In 1871, Alice & Fraser had a population of 1,566: 798 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,920 |
| 1901 | 2,139 |
| 1911 | 1,922 |
| 1921 | 1,783 |
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, Alice & Fraser 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 | 265 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 536 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 1,566 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,008 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 37 |
| BWT BU | 77 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,060 |
| HAY TONS | 1,633 |
| OAT BU | 16,449 |
| PEA BU | 3,921 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 19,923 |
| RYE BU | 3,189 |
| Total area (acres) | 109,844 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,320 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,937 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 886 |
| AREA | 109,844 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FEMALE | 768 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 265 |
| INHABITED | 263 |
| MALE | 798 |
| MARRIED F | 269 |
| MARRIED M | 267 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 536 |
| POPULATION | 1,566 |
| ROOT BU | 335 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 487 |
| SINGLE M | 521 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,008 |
| TUR BU | 3,663 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142004_1871— 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). "Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alice-fraser-on082009-1871/.