Charlottenburg, Ontario (1871 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.
Population
In 1871, Charlottenburg had a population of 6,331: 3,079 male and 3,252 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,557 |
| 1861 | 6,695 |
| 1871 | 6,331 |
| 1881 | 6,354 |
| 1891 | 5,657 |
| 1901 | 5,280 |
| 1911 | 4,989 |
| 1921 | 5,130 |
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, Charlottenburg 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 | 1,005 |
| Number of females | 3,252 |
| Number of males | 3,079 |
| Number of married females | 818 |
| Number of married males | 822 |
| Number of married persons | 1,640 |
| Number of widowed females | 196 |
| Number of widowed males | 86 |
| Number of widowed persons | 282 |
| Total population | 6,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,409 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 999 |
| Number of occupied houses | 999 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,967 |
| BWT BU | 5,828 |
| CRN BU | 3,409 |
| HAY AC | 9,388 |
| HAY TONS | 9,254 |
| OAT BU | 119,811 |
| PEA BU | 16,486 |
| POT AC | 972 |
| POT BU | 112,035 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Total area (acres) | 84,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,709 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,119 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,845 |
| AREA | 84,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 192 |
| CD | 74 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,005 |
| FEMALE | 3,252 |
| GRA BU | 682 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 999 |
| INHABITED | 999 |
| MALE | 3,079 |
| MARRIED F | 818 |
| MARRIED M | 822 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,640 |
| POPULATION | 6,331 |
| ROOT BU | 2,523 |
| SINGLE F | 2,238 |
| SINGLE M | 2,171 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,409 |
| TUR BU | 852 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 196 |
| WIDOWED M | 86 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 282 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112001— 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on074001-1871/.