Caledonia, Ontario (1871 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.
Population
In 1871, Caledonia had a population of 1,281: 645 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 16.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 958 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,281 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,943 |
| 1901 | 2,201 |
| 1911 | 2,247 |
| 1921 | 2,010 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 636 |
| Number of males | 645 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 366 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,281 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 878 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 743 |
| BWT BU | 1,733 |
| CRN BU | 1,907 |
| HAY AC | 1,419 |
| HAY TONS | 1,502 |
| OAT BU | 35,626 |
| PEA BU | 3,646 |
| POT AC | 308 |
| POT BU | 44,697 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,630 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,972 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 712 |
| AREA | 47,630 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 201 |
| CD | 75 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FEMALE | 636 |
| GRA BU | 167 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 189 |
| INHABITED | 189 |
| MALE | 645 |
| MARRIED F | 181 |
| MARRIED M | 185 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 366 |
| POPULATION | 1,281 |
| ROOT BU | 1,737 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 450 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 878 |
| TUR BU | 1,200 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139002— 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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on075005-1871/.