Canboro, Ontario (1871 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1871, Canboro had a population of 1,209: 634 male and 575 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1871 | 1,209 |
| 1881 | 1,220 |
| 1891 | 1,118 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro 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 | 233 |
| Number of females | 575 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 437 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 1,209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 742 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,118 |
| BWT BU | 600 |
| CRN BU | 3,422 |
| HAY AC | 3,208 |
| HAY TONS | 3,576 |
| OAT BU | 16,011 |
| PEA BU | 6,059 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 6,039 |
| RYE BU | 174 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,910 |
| WHT SP BU | 691 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,504 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,466 |
| AREA | 21,910 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FEMALE | 575 |
| GRA BU | 538 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 225 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MARRIED F | 217 |
| MARRIED M | 220 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 437 |
| POPULATION | 1,209 |
| ROOT BU | 258 |
| SINGLE F | 341 |
| SINGLE M | 401 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 742 |
| TUR BU | 282 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001— 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). "Canboro, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on018003-1871/.