Alnwick, Ontario (1871 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 78.078°W.
Population
In 1871, Alnwick had a population of 1,369: 712 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 1,388 |
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,321 |
| 1901 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | 1,012 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of males | 712 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 426 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| Total population | 1,369 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 893 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,563 |
| BWT BU | 149 |
| CRN BU | 373 |
| HAY AC | 1,738 |
| HAY TONS | 1,749 |
| OAT BU | 15,356 |
| PEA BU | 16,391 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 20,806 |
| RYE BU | 351 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,671 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,292 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,485 |
| AREA | 20,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 144 |
| CD | 54 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FEMALE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 184 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 242 |
| MALE | 712 |
| MARRIED F | 213 |
| MARRIED M | 213 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 426 |
| POPULATION | 1,369 |
| ROOT BU | 1,857 |
| SINGLE F | 412 |
| SINGLE M | 481 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 893 |
| TUR BU | 25,345 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— 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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on054004-1871/.