Asphodel, Ontario (1871 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.007°W.
Population
In 1871, Asphodel had a population of 3,247: 1,653 male and 1,594 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hastings, Village, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Norwood, Village, 1881 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Asphodel 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 | 554 |
| Number of females | 1,594 |
| Number of males | 1,653 |
| Number of married females | 473 |
| Number of married males | 467 |
| Number of married persons | 940 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 3,247 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,047 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,159 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,206 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 553 |
| Number of occupied houses | 553 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,113 |
| BWT BU | 91 |
| CRN BU | 403 |
| HAY AC | 3,295 |
| HAY TONS | 3,571 |
| OAT BU | 45,362 |
| PEA BU | 26,284 |
| POT AC | 429 |
| POT BU | 56,795 |
| RYE BU | 1,700 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,282 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25,574 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,586 |
| AREA | 39,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 554 |
| FEMALE | 1,594 |
| GRA BU | 90 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 553 |
| INHABITED | 553 |
| MALE | 1,653 |
| MARRIED F | 473 |
| MARRIED M | 467 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 940 |
| POPULATION | 3,247 |
| ROOT BU | 6,946 |
| SINGLE F | 1,047 |
| SINGLE M | 1,159 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,206 |
| TUR BU | 40,191 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002— 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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on057004-1871/.