Bayham, Ontario (1871 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1871, Bayham had a population of 4,892: 2,508 male and 2,384 female residents. Population density was 49.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
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 | 984 |
| Number of females | 2,384 |
| Number of males | 2,508 |
| Number of married females | 869 |
| Number of married males | 878 |
| Number of married persons | 1,747 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| Total population | 4,892 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,399 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,582 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,981 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 955 |
| Number of occupied houses | 955 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,820 |
| BWT BU | 4,142 |
| CRN BU | 50,978 |
| HAY AC | 5,431 |
| HAY TONS | 6,826 |
| OAT BU | 74,565 |
| PEA BU | 17,688 |
| POT AC | 424 |
| POT BU | 46,787 |
| RYE BU | 3,296 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,805 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,561 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,883 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,155 |
| AREA | 59,805 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 299 |
| CD | 6 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 984 |
| FEMALE | 2,384 |
| GRA BU | 1,195 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 955 |
| INHABITED | 955 |
| MALE | 2,508 |
| MARRIED F | 869 |
| MARRIED M | 878 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,747 |
| POPULATION | 4,892 |
| ROOT BU | 3,750 |
| SINGLE F | 1,399 |
| SINGLE M | 1,582 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,981 |
| TUR BU | 10,210 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 116 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on006005-1871/.