Caistor, Ontario (1871 census)
Caistor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.066°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1871, Caistor had a population of 2,166: 1,122 male and 1,044 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,398 |
| 1861 | 2,005 |
| 1871 | 2,166 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 1,784 |
| 1911 | 1,481 |
| 1921 | 1,300 |
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, Caistor 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 | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,044 |
| Number of males | 1,122 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 354 |
| Number of married persons | 709 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 2,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 742 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,396 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14,993 |
| BWT BU | 242 |
| CRN BU | 1,302 |
| HAY AC | 4,649 |
| HAY TONS | 5,686 |
| OAT BU | 27,332 |
| PEA BU | 5,713 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 7,649 |
| RYE BU | 738 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,080 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,771 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25,780 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,680 |
| AREA | 35,080 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 417 |
| FEMALE | 1,044 |
| GRA BU | 759 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 416 |
| INHABITED | 416 |
| MALE | 1,122 |
| MARRIED F | 355 |
| MARRIED M | 354 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 709 |
| POPULATION | 2,166 |
| ROOT BU | 485 |
| SINGLE F | 654 |
| SINGLE M | 742 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,396 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001— 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). "Caistor, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caistor-on018004-1871/.