Artemesia, Ontario (1871 census)
Artemesia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.271°N, 80.541°W.
Population
In 1871, Artemesia had a population of 3,484: 1,802 male and 1,682 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 733 |
| 1861 | 2,575 |
| 1871 | 3,484 |
| 1881 | 4,576 |
| 1891 | 4,092 |
| 1901 | 3,923 |
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 2,430 |
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, Artemesia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,484 total population, 1,802 males, 1,682 females, 1,023 married persons, 619 families, 512 married females, 511 married males, 85 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,376 single persons under 18, 1,263 single males under 18, 1,113 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 600 inhabited houses, 600 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 69,193 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260726
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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on036007-1871/.