Bath, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Bath, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.185°N, 76.788°W.
Population
In 1871, Bath, Village had a population of 601: 288 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 599.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 601 |
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 530 |
| 1901 | 407 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 349 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ernestown, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bath, 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 | 116 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of males | 288 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 191 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 601 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 386 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 115 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,381 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 594 |
| HAY AC | 214 |
| HAY TONS | 139 |
| OAT BU | 1,085 |
| PEA BU | 934 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,906 |
| RYE BU | 290 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,101 |
| WHT SP BU | 728 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 212 |
| AREA | 2,101 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FEMALE | 313 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 115 |
| INHABITED | 115 |
| MALE | 288 |
| MARRIED F | 95 |
| MARRIED M | 96 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 191 |
| POPULATION | 601 |
| ROOT BU | 163 |
| SINGLE F | 199 |
| SINGLE M | 187 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 386 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125008— 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). "Bath, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bath-village-on063008-1871/.