Bedford, Ontario (1871 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1871, Bedford had a population of 1,839: 980 male and 859 female residents. Population density was 12.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 292 |
| Number of females | 859 |
| Number of males | 980 |
| Number of married females | 267 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 533 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,839 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,263 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 288 |
| Number of occupied houses | 289 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 537 |
| BWT BU | 520 |
| CRN BU | 1,939 |
| HAY AC | 3,538 |
| HAY TONS | 2,135 |
| OAT BU | 10,204 |
| PEA BU | 2,578 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 24,148 |
| RYE BU | 3,961 |
| Total area (acres) | 85,707 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,521 |
| WHT WTR BU | 791 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 929 |
| AREA | 85,707 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| FEMALE | 859 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 289 |
| INHABITED | 288 |
| MALE | 980 |
| MARRIED F | 267 |
| MARRIED M | 266 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 533 |
| POPULATION | 1,839 |
| ROOT BU | 69 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 563 |
| SINGLE M | 700 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,263 |
| TUR BU | 3,412 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on064011-1871/.