Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Chippawa, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q602402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.055°N, 79.052°W.
Population
In 1871, Chippawa, Village had a population of 922: 455 male and 467 female residents. Population density was 742.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 1,095 |
| 1871 | 922 |
| 1881 | 664 |
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 460 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Chippawa, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 467 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 600 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 603 |
| HAY AC | 22 |
| HAY TONS | 57 |
| OAT BU | 30 |
| PEA BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 1,885 |
| Total area (acres) | 600 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 600 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FEMALE | 467 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 165 |
| INHABITED | 165 |
| MALE | 455 |
| MARRIED F | 139 |
| MARRIED M | 140 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 279 |
| POPULATION | 922 |
| ROOT BU | 141 |
| SINGLE F | 291 |
| SINGLE M | 309 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 600 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q602402
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippawa,_Ontario
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). "Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chippawa-village-on019011-1871/.