Chinguacousy, Ontario (1871 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,129. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5101043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 79.826°W.
Population
In 1871, Chinguacousy had a population of 6,129: 3,171 male and 2,958 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
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, Chinguacousy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 6,129 total population, 3,171 males, 2,958 females, 1,894 married persons, 1,086 families, 948 married males, 946 married females, 213 widowed persons, 144 widowed females, 69 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 4,022 single persons under 18, 2,154 single males under 18, 1,868 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,085 inhabited houses, 1,085 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 81,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Sobieski Nelles | 1823–1887 | born here |
| Arthur Sturgis Hardy | 1837–1901 | born here |
| George Bryce | 1844–1931 | born here |
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Frank Oliver | 1853–1933 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5101043
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinguacousy_Township
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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on039004-1871/.