Beckwith, Ontario (1871 census)
Beckwith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,977. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55138151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1871, Beckwith had a population of 1,977: 998 male and 979 female residents. Population density was 19.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,540 |
| 1861 | 2,541 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 1,928 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,221 |
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, Beckwith 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 | 333 |
| Number of females | 979 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 555 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 1,977 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,345 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 333 |
| Number of occupied houses | 333 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,040 |
| BWT BU | 964 |
| CRN BU | 492 |
| HAY AC | 4,398 |
| HAY TONS | 4,065 |
| OAT BU | 33,611 |
| PEA BU | 9,872 |
| POT AC | 594 |
| POT BU | 44,669 |
| RYE BU | 369 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,190 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,408 |
| WHT WTR BU | 389 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,346 |
| AREA | 63,190 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 142 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FEMALE | 979 |
| GRA BU | 119 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 333 |
| INHABITED | 333 |
| MALE | 998 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 278 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 555 |
| POPULATION | 1,977 |
| ROOT BU | 827 |
| SINGLE F | 641 |
| SINGLE M | 704 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,345 |
| TUR BU | 9,824 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55138151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith_Township,_Ontario
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). "Beckwith, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beckwith-on079009-1871/.