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 density was 31.3 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville
- Sherbrooke S
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,577 |
| Number of males | 1,643 |
| Number of married females | 446 |
| Number of married males | 446 |
| Number of married persons | 892 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 3,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,065 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,227 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 526 |
| Number of occupied houses | 526 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,971 |
| BWT BU | 580 |
| CRN BU | 638 |
| HAY AC | 6,124 |
| HAY TONS | 6,043 |
| OAT BU | 42,495 |
| PEA BU | 7,319 |
| POT AC | 495 |
| POT BU | 40,392 |
| RYE BU | 704 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,852 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,991 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,567 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,389 |
| AREA | 63,852 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 556 |
| FEMALE | 1,577 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 526 |
| INHABITED | 526 |
| MALE | 1,643 |
| MARRIED F | 446 |
| MARRIED M | 446 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 892 |
| POPULATION | 3,220 |
| ROOT BU | 1,597 |
| SINGLE F | 1,065 |
| SINGLE M | 1,162 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,227 |
| TUR BU | 868 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
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/.