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 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 density was 45.4 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,086 |
| Number of females | 2,958 |
| Number of males | 3,171 |
| Number of married females | 946 |
| Number of married males | 948 |
| Number of married persons | 1,894 |
| Number of widowed females | 144 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| Total population | 6,129 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,868 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,154 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,022 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,085 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,085 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 163,968 |
| BWT BU | 584 |
| CRN BU | 297 |
| HAY AC | 9,849 |
| HAY TONS | 13,462 |
| OAT BU | 117,706 |
| PEA BU | 72,673 |
| POT AC | 566 |
| POT BU | 60,365 |
| RYE BU | 204 |
| Total area (acres) | 81,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 32,508 |
| WHT WTR BU | 168,348 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 11,269 |
| AREA | 81,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| CD | 39 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 1,086 |
| FEMALE | 2,958 |
| GRA BU | 1,485 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,085 |
| INHABITED | 1,085 |
| MALE | 3,171 |
| MARRIED F | 946 |
| MARRIED M | 948 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,894 |
| POPULATION | 6,129 |
| ROOT BU | 26,554 |
| SINGLE F | 1,868 |
| SINGLE M | 2,154 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,022 |
| TUR BU | 152,564 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 144 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003— 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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on039004-1871/.