Barton, Ontario (1871 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.229°N, 79.855°W.
Population
In 1871, Barton had a population of 2,865: 1,451 male and 1,414 female residents. Population density was 109.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
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 Barton, 1881 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Barton shared boundaries with:
- Ancaster
- Glanford
- Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier
- Saltfleet
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,414 |
| Number of males | 1,451 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 474 |
| Number of married persons | 950 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 2,865 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 861 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,814 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 516 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 23,116 |
| BWT BU | 763 |
| CRN BU | 11,444 |
| HAY AC | 2,832 |
| HAY TONS | 3,419 |
| OAT BU | 21,119 |
| PEA BU | 4,758 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 35,428 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,309 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,964 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,446 |
| AREA | 15,748 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| CD | 22 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 539 |
| FEMALE | 1,414 |
| GRA BU | 433 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 519 |
| INHABITED | 516 |
| MALE | 1,451 |
| MARRIED F | 476 |
| MARRIED M | 474 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 950 |
| POPULATION | 2,865 |
| ROOT BU | 13,649 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 861 |
| SINGLE M | 953 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,814 |
| TUR BU | 22,192 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on022003-1871/.