Clinton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Clinton, Village was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.618°N, 81.541°W.
Population
In 1871, Clinton, Village had a population of 2,016: 1,003 male and 1,013 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,000 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,606 |
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, Clinton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 388 |
| Number of females | 1,013 |
| Number of males | 1,003 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 334 |
| Number of married persons | 667 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 2,016 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 655 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,294 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 386 |
| Number of occupied houses | 386 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,910 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 97 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| OAT BU | 1,710 |
| PEA BU | 865 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 5,534 |
| Total area (acres) | 788 |
| WHT SP BU | 447 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 55 |
| AREA | 788 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 388 |
| FEMALE | 1,013 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 386 |
| INHABITED | 386 |
| MALE | 1,003 |
| MARRIED F | 333 |
| MARRIED M | 334 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 667 |
| POPULATION | 2,016 |
| ROOT BU | 2,064 |
| SINGLE F | 639 |
| SINGLE M | 655 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,294 |
| TUR BU | 2,740 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON173008— 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-village-on026006-1871/.