Bexley, Ontario (1871 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 489. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1871, Bexley had a population of 489: 267 male and 222 female residents. Population density was 7.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley 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 | 82 |
| Number of females | 222 |
| Number of males | 267 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 489 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 337 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 80 |
| Number of occupied houses | 80 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 991 |
| BWT BU | 73 |
| CRN BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 378 |
| HAY TONS | 346 |
| OAT BU | 4,963 |
| PEA BU | 2,716 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 8,883 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,132 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,229 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,031 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 377 |
| AREA | 27,132 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 53 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FEMALE | 222 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 80 |
| INHABITED | 80 |
| MALE | 267 |
| MARRIED F | 72 |
| MARRIED M | 71 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 143 |
| POPULATION | 489 |
| ROOT BU | 151 |
| SINGLE F | 142 |
| SINGLE M | 195 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 337 |
| TUR BU | 4,695 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on053004-1871/.