Biddulph, Ontario (1871 census)
Biddulph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.217°N, 81.377°W.
Population
In 1871, Biddulph had a population of 4,198: 2,166 male and 2,032 female residents. Population density was 61.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,081 |
| 1861 | 3,401 |
| 1871 | 4,198 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,600 |
| 1901 | 2,263 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,732 |
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 Lucan, Village, 1881 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Biddulph 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 | 713 |
| Number of females | 2,032 |
| Number of males | 2,166 |
| Number of married females | 616 |
| Number of married males | 614 |
| Number of married persons | 1,230 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| Total population | 4,198 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,518 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,829 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 705 |
| Number of occupied houses | 705 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 46,532 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 229 |
| HAY AC | 3,094 |
| HAY TONS | 4,464 |
| OAT BU | 80,833 |
| PEA BU | 30,885 |
| POT AC | 399 |
| POT BU | 46,117 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,740 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,996 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,124 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,441 |
| AREA | 40,740 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 8 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 713 |
| FEMALE | 2,032 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 705 |
| INHABITED | 705 |
| MALE | 2,166 |
| MARRIED F | 616 |
| MARRIED M | 614 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,230 |
| POPULATION | 4,198 |
| ROOT BU | 9,578 |
| SINGLE F | 1,311 |
| SINGLE M | 1,518 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,829 |
| TUR BU | 12,133 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 105 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128002— 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). "Biddulph, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/biddulph-on008006-1871/.