Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Cobourg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,442. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.968°N, 78.170°W.
Population
In 1871, Cobourg, Town—Ville had a population of 4,442: 2,167 male and 2,275 female residents. Population density was 1980.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,871 |
| 1861 | 4,975 |
| 1871 | 4,442 |
| 1881 | 4,957 |
| 1891 | 4,829 |
| 1901 | 4,239 |
| 1911 | 5,074 |
| 1921 | 5,327 |
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 became part of Cobourg, Town—Ville, 1881 (34.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cobourg, Town—Ville 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 | 814 |
| Number of females | 2,275 |
| Number of males | 2,167 |
| Number of married females | 649 |
| Number of married males | 657 |
| Number of married persons | 1,306 |
| Number of widowed females | 160 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| Total population | 4,442 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,466 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,457 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,923 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 775 |
| Number of occupied houses | 775 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,322 |
| BWT BU | 177 |
| CRN BU | 809 |
| HAY AC | 334 |
| HAY TONS | 730 |
| OAT BU | 2,500 |
| PEA BU | 1,422 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 15,699 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,574 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,574 |
| WHT WTR BU | 420 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 129 |
| AREA | 2,574 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| CD | 54 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 814 |
| FEMALE | 2,275 |
| GRA BU | 142 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 775 |
| INHABITED | 775 |
| MALE | 2,167 |
| MARRIED F | 649 |
| MARRIED M | 657 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,306 |
| POPULATION | 4,442 |
| ROOT BU | 6,852 |
| SINGLE F | 1,466 |
| SINGLE M | 1,457 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,923 |
| TUR BU | 2,459 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 160 |
| WIDOWED M | 53 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012— 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). "Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-town-ville-on054002-1871/.