Ancaster, Ontario (1871 census)
Ancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,005. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q488909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.204°N, 80.027°W.
Population
In 1871, Ancaster had a population of 5,005: 2,524 male and 2,481 female residents. Population density was 64.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,653 |
| 1861 | 5,043 |
| 1871 | 5,005 |
| 1881 | 4,726 |
| 1891 | 4,098 |
| 1901 | 3,863 |
| 1911 | 4,136 |
| 1921 | 5,586 |
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, Ancaster 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 | 904 |
| Number of females | 2,481 |
| Number of males | 2,524 |
| Number of married females | 822 |
| Number of married males | 816 |
| Number of married persons | 1,638 |
| Number of widowed females | 115 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 161 |
| Total population | 5,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,662 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,206 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 879 |
| Number of occupied houses | 881 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 71,359 |
| BWT BU | 7,779 |
| CRN BU | 27,464 |
| HAY AC | 6,868 |
| HAY TONS | 9,149 |
| OAT BU | 90,147 |
| PEA BU | 21,992 |
| POT AC | 822 |
| POT BU | 73,234 |
| RYE BU | 462 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,670 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,868 |
| WHT WTR BU | 52,461 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,279 |
| AREA | 47,670 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 110 |
| CD | 22 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 904 |
| FEMALE | 2,481 |
| GRA BU | 1,388 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 881 |
| INHABITED | 879 |
| MALE | 2,524 |
| MARRIED F | 822 |
| MARRIED M | 816 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,638 |
| POPULATION | 5,005 |
| ROOT BU | 23,266 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,544 |
| SINGLE M | 1,662 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,206 |
| TUR BU | 126,403 |
| UNINHABITED | 55 |
| WIDOWED F | 115 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q488909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancaster,_Ontario
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). "Ancaster, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ancaster-on022005-1871/.