Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1871 census)
Belmont, Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.577°N, 77.900°W.
Population
In 1871, Belmont, Methuen had a population of 1,575: 807 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 6.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 248 |
| 1861 | 689 |
| 1871 | 1,575 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belmont, 1881 (50.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Methuen, 1881 (49.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Belmont, Methuen 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 | 271 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 807 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 1,575 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,046 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 271 |
| Number of occupied houses | 271 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 413 |
| BWT BU | 405 |
| CRN BU | 715 |
| HAY AC | 1,594 |
| HAY TONS | 1,189 |
| OAT BU | 12,582 |
| PEA BU | 6,588 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 21,675 |
| RYE BU | 764 |
| Total area (acres) | 144,642 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,542 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,007 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 816 |
| AREA | 144,642 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FEMALE | 768 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 271 |
| INHABITED | 271 |
| MALE | 807 |
| MARRIED F | 254 |
| MARRIED M | 248 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 502 |
| POPULATION | 1,575 |
| ROOT BU | 527 |
| SINGLE F | 492 |
| SINGLE M | 554 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,046 |
| TUR BU | 8,750 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-methuen-on057006-1871/.