Ashburnham, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Ashburnham, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1871, Ashburnham, Village had a population of 1,197: 607 male and 590 female residents. Population density was 1193.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 1,266 |
| 1891 | 1,674 |
| 1901 | 1,647 |
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, Ashburnham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 590 |
| Number of males | 607 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 1,197 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 781 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 205 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 30 |
| BWT BU | 11 |
| CRN BU | 53 |
| HAY AC | 109 |
| HAY TONS | 87 |
| OAT BU | 1,622 |
| PEA BU | 360 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 6,590 |
| Total area (acres) | 853 |
| WHT SP BU | 265 |
| WHT WTR BU | 600 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 64 |
| AREA | 853 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FEMALE | 590 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 205 |
| INHABITED | 205 |
| MALE | 607 |
| MARRIED F | 189 |
| MARRIED M | 187 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 376 |
| POPULATION | 1,197 |
| ROOT BU | 342 |
| SINGLE F | 374 |
| SINGLE M | 407 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 781 |
| TUR BU | 199 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106001_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). "Ashburnham, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ashburnham-village-on057002-1871/.