Crosby N, Ontario (1871 census)
Crosby N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.699°N, 76.397°W.
Population
In 1871, Crosby N had a population of 2,127: 1,097 male and 1,030 female residents. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
| 1871 | 2,127 |
| 1881 | 1,999 |
| 1891 | 2,097 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
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 Newboro, Village, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Crosby N 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 | 357 |
| Number of females | 1,030 |
| Number of males | 1,097 |
| Number of married females | 312 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of married persons | 622 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,127 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 762 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,422 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 340 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,400 |
| BWT BU | 250 |
| CRN BU | 2,373 |
| HAY AC | 3,379 |
| HAY TONS | 2,481 |
| OAT BU | 14,754 |
| PEA BU | 2,403 |
| POT AC | 353 |
| POT BU | 19,297 |
| RYE BU | 3,194 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,013 |
| WHT WTR BU | 460 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,568 |
| AREA | 51,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 357 |
| FEMALE | 1,030 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 341 |
| INHABITED | 340 |
| MALE | 1,097 |
| MARRIED F | 312 |
| MARRIED M | 310 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 622 |
| POPULATION | 2,127 |
| ROOT BU | 584 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 660 |
| SINGLE M | 762 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,422 |
| TUR BU | 1,212 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083003— 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). "Crosby N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-n-on067008-1871/.