Bradford, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Bradford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,130. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4954551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.116°N, 79.564°W.
Population
In 1871, Bradford, Village had a population of 1,130: 570 male and 560 female residents. Population density was 425.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 961 |
| 1871 | 1,130 |
| 1881 | 1,176 |
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 984 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 961 |
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, Bradford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 560 |
| Number of males | 570 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,130 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 726 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,650 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 142 |
| HAY AC | 187 |
| HAY TONS | 274 |
| OAT BU | 4,548 |
| PEA BU | 1,728 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 6,159 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,633 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,685 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 222 |
| AREA | 1,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 41 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FEMALE | 560 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 212 |
| INHABITED | 212 |
| MALE | 570 |
| MARRIED F | 178 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 355 |
| POPULATION | 1,130 |
| ROOT BU | 2,719 |
| SINGLE F | 345 |
| SINGLE M | 381 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 726 |
| TUR BU | 3,439 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4954551
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford,_Ontario
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). "Bradford, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bradford-village-on041003-1871/.