Collingwood, Ontario (1871 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.474°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1871, Collingwood had a population of 3,576: 1,874 male and 1,702 female residents. Population density was 30.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
| 1891 | 3,932 |
| 1901 | 3,902 |
| 1911 | 3,291 |
| 1921 | 2,807 |
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, Collingwood 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 | 616 |
| Number of females | 1,702 |
| Number of males | 1,874 |
| Number of married females | 544 |
| Number of married males | 542 |
| Number of married persons | 1,086 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 3,576 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,112 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,414 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 615 |
| Number of occupied houses | 615 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 23,564 |
| BWT BU | 218 |
| CRN BU | 416 |
| HAY AC | 4,563 |
| HAY TONS | 5,401 |
| OAT BU | 42,286 |
| PEA BU | 16,787 |
| POT AC | 415 |
| POT BU | 40,647 |
| RYE BU | 31 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 51,768 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11,477 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,195 |
| AREA | 69,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 616 |
| FEMALE | 1,702 |
| GRA BU | 422 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 615 |
| INHABITED | 615 |
| MALE | 1,874 |
| MARRIED F | 544 |
| MARRIED M | 542 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,086 |
| POPULATION | 3,576 |
| ROOT BU | 1,972 |
| SINGLE F | 1,112 |
| SINGLE M | 1,302 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,414 |
| TUR BU | 31,050 |
| UNINHABITED | 38 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003— 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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on037004-1871/.