Athol, Ontario (1871 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1871, Athol had a population of 1,740: 887 male and 853 female residents. Population density was 35.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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, Athol 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 | 338 |
| Number of females | 853 |
| Number of males | 887 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 636 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,045 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 335 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,731 |
| BWT BU | 5,188 |
| CRN BU | 9,101 |
| HAY AC | 1,916 |
| HAY TONS | 1,318 |
| OAT BU | 10,309 |
| PEA BU | 14,955 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 19,526 |
| RYE BU | 9,543 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,323 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,189 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,517 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 964 |
| AREA | 23,323 |
| BEN BU | 219 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FEMALE | 853 |
| GRA BU | 401 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 335 |
| INHABITED | 335 |
| MALE | 887 |
| MARRIED F | 320 |
| MARRIED M | 316 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 636 |
| POPULATION | 1,740 |
| ROOT BU | 942 |
| SINGLE F | 494 |
| SINGLE M | 551 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,045 |
| TUR BU | 1,243 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
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). "Athol, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on059007-1871/.