Bertie, Ontario (1871 census)
Bertie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 79.031°W.
Population
In 1871, Bertie had a population of 2,933: 1,524 male and 1,409 female residents. Population density was 46.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,737 |
| 1861 | 2,673 |
| 1871 | 2,933 |
| 1881 | 3,986 |
| 1891 | 4,222 |
| 1901 | 3,189 |
| 1911 | 3,282 |
| 1921 | 3,305 |
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, Bertie 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 | 586 |
| Number of females | 1,409 |
| Number of males | 1,524 |
| Number of married females | 510 |
| Number of married males | 512 |
| Number of married persons | 1,022 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| Total population | 2,933 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 830 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 976 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,806 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 550 |
| Number of occupied houses | 550 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,368 |
| BWT BU | 3,331 |
| CRN BU | 27,607 |
| HAY AC | 5,356 |
| HAY TONS | 5,121 |
| OAT BU | 48,483 |
| PEA BU | 4,775 |
| POT AC | 193 |
| POT BU | 16,504 |
| RYE BU | 38 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,111 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,435 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,913 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,397 |
| AREA | 37,111 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 614 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 586 |
| FEMALE | 1,409 |
| GRA BU | 1,871 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 550 |
| INHABITED | 550 |
| MALE | 1,524 |
| MARRIED F | 510 |
| MARRIED M | 512 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,022 |
| POPULATION | 2,933 |
| ROOT BU | 1,514 |
| SINGLE F | 830 |
| SINGLE M | 976 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,806 |
| TUR BU | 248 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 69 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151001— 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). "Bertie, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bertie-on019003-1871/.