Clarke, Ontario (1871 census)
Clarke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.992°N, 78.563°W.
Population
In 1871, Clarke had a population of 5,728: 2,980 male and 2,748 female residents. Population density was 47.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,190 |
| 1861 | 6,575 |
| 1871 | 5,728 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 4,427 |
| 1901 | 3,788 |
| 1911 | 3,375 |
| 1921 | 3,039 |
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, Clarke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,097 |
| Number of females | 2,748 |
| Number of males | 2,980 |
| Number of married females | 920 |
| Number of married males | 921 |
| Number of married persons | 1,841 |
| Number of widowed females | 133 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 198 |
| Total population | 5,728 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,695 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,994 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,689 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,078 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,081 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 86,671 |
| BWT BU | 1,588 |
| CRN BU | 4,587 |
| HAY AC | 6,651 |
| HAY TONS | 7,164 |
| OAT BU | 105,958 |
| PEA BU | 42,991 |
| POT AC | 869 |
| POT BU | 85,955 |
| RYE BU | 9,068 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 100,593 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,509 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,447 |
| AREA | 74,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 716 |
| CD | 50 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 1,097 |
| FEMALE | 2,748 |
| GRA BU | 2,299 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,081 |
| INHABITED | 1,078 |
| MALE | 2,980 |
| MARRIED F | 920 |
| MARRIED M | 921 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,841 |
| POPULATION | 5,728 |
| ROOT BU | 8,559 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,695 |
| SINGLE M | 1,994 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,689 |
| TUR BU | 459,363 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 133 |
| WIDOWED M | 65 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 198 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108003— 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). "Clarke, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarke-on050004-1871/.