Bathurst, Ontario (1871 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1871, Bathurst had a population of 3,220: 1,643 male and 1,577 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
- Burgess N
- Crosby, N
- Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant
- Drummond
- Elmsley N
- Lanark
- Perth, T-V
- Sherbrooke S
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,220 total population, 1,643 males, 1,577 females, 892 married persons, 556 families, 446 married females, 446 married males, 101 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,227 single persons under 18, 1,162 single males under 18, 1,065 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 526 inhabited houses, 526 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 63,852 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on079006-1871/.