Charlotteville, Ontario (1871 census)
Charlotteville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.759°N, 80.384°W.
Population
In 1871, Charlotteville had a population of 4,097: 2,123 male and 1,974 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,780 |
| 1861 | 3,475 |
| 1871 | 4,097 |
| 1881 | 4,416 |
| 1891 | 3,937 |
| 1901 | 3,464 |
| 1911 | 2,962 |
| 1921 | 2,750 |
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, Charlotteville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,097 total population, 2,123 males, 1,974 females, 1,359 married persons, 774 families, 680 married males, 679 married females, 166 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 54 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,572 single persons under 18, 1,389 single males under 18, 1,183 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 754 occupied houses, 747 inhabited houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 57,730 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Ryerson | 1800–1878 | born here |
| Egerton Ryerson | 1803–1882 | born here |
| Aquila Walsh | 1823–1885 | born here |
| John Charlton | 1829–1910 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261089
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). "Charlotteville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlotteville-on011003-1871/.