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 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,740 total population, 887 males, 853 females, 636 married persons, 338 families, 320 married females, 316 married males, 59 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,045 single persons under 18, 551 single males under 18, 494 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 335 inhabited houses, 335 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 23,323 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.