Bosanquet, Ontario (1871 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1871, Bosanquet had a population of 4,425: 2,332 male and 2,093 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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 Arkona, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thedford, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bosanquet 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 | 798 |
| Number of females | 2,093 |
| Number of males | 2,332 |
| Number of married females | 705 |
| Number of married males | 710 |
| Number of married persons | 1,415 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 4,425 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,588 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,925 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 794 |
| Number of occupied houses | 795 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 28,732 |
| BWT BU | 410 |
| CRN BU | 5,790 |
| HAY AC | 4,389 |
| HAY TONS | 4,486 |
| OAT BU | 65,486 |
| PEA BU | 16,910 |
| POT AC | 355 |
| POT BU | 26,097 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 72,626 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,640 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,259 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,836 |
| AREA | 72,626 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 256 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 798 |
| FEMALE | 2,093 |
| GRA BU | 346 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 795 |
| INHABITED | 794 |
| MALE | 2,332 |
| MARRIED F | 705 |
| MARRIED M | 710 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,415 |
| POPULATION | 4,425 |
| ROOT BU | 5,122 |
| SINGLE F | 1,337 |
| SINGLE M | 1,588 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,925 |
| TUR BU | 9,049 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001— 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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on004010-1871/.