Clinton, Ontario (1871 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1871, Clinton had a population of 2,782: 1,359 male and 1,423 female residents. Population density was 61.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beamsville, Village, 1881 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Clinton 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 | 534 |
| Number of females | 1,423 |
| Number of males | 1,359 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 478 |
| Number of married persons | 961 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 2,782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 862 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 852 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,714 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 499 |
| Number of occupied houses | 499 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,890 |
| BWT BU | 1,510 |
| CRN BU | 25,928 |
| HAY AC | 4,194 |
| HAY TONS | 5,525 |
| OAT BU | 32,793 |
| PEA BU | 5,101 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 15,417 |
| RYE BU | 450 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,145 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,530 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37,593 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,239 |
| AREA | 26,145 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 132 |
| CD | 21 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 534 |
| FEMALE | 1,423 |
| GRA BU | 2,188 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 499 |
| INHABITED | 499 |
| MALE | 1,359 |
| MARRIED F | 483 |
| MARRIED M | 478 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 961 |
| POPULATION | 2,782 |
| ROOT BU | 5,463 |
| SINGLE F | 862 |
| SINGLE M | 852 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,714 |
| TUR BU | 711 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 78 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on021005-1871/.