Cavan, Ontario (1871 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1871, Cavan had a population of 4,761: 2,456 male and 2,305 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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 Millbrook, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cavan 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 | 841 |
| Number of females | 2,305 |
| Number of males | 2,456 |
| Number of married females | 690 |
| Number of married males | 693 |
| Number of married persons | 1,383 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| Total population | 4,761 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,686 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,181 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 832 |
| Number of occupied houses | 832 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 40,100 |
| BWT BU | 86 |
| CRN BU | 424 |
| HAY AC | 5,456 |
| HAY TONS | 6,664 |
| OAT BU | 93,489 |
| PEA BU | 30,204 |
| POT AC | 716 |
| POT BU | 74,596 |
| RYE BU | 1,617 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 62,447 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,380 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,820 |
| AREA | 65,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| CD | 51 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 841 |
| FEMALE | 2,305 |
| GRA BU | 2,062 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 832 |
| INHABITED | 832 |
| MALE | 2,456 |
| MARRIED F | 690 |
| MARRIED M | 693 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,383 |
| POPULATION | 4,761 |
| ROOT BU | 7,891 |
| SINGLE F | 1,495 |
| SINGLE M | 1,686 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,181 |
| TUR BU | 38,281 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 120 |
| WIDOWED M | 77 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 197 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on051003-1871/.