Crowland, Ontario (1871 census)
Crowland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 79.182°W.
Population
In 1871, Crowland had a population of 1,317: 662 male and 655 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,478 |
| 1861 | 1,457 |
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,010 |
| 1911 | 1,667 |
| 1921 | 3,826 |
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, Crowland 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 | 266 |
| Number of females | 655 |
| Number of males | 662 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 438 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 1,317 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 811 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,601 |
| BWT BU | 1,413 |
| CRN BU | 4,248 |
| HAY AC | 3,871 |
| HAY TONS | 3,273 |
| OAT BU | 25,017 |
| PEA BU | 2,756 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 6,942 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,793 |
| WHT SP BU | 668 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,581 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,671 |
| AREA | 19,793 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 478 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FEMALE | 655 |
| GRA BU | 265 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 254 |
| INHABITED | 254 |
| MALE | 662 |
| MARRIED F | 219 |
| MARRIED M | 219 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 438 |
| POPULATION | 1,317 |
| ROOT BU | 230 |
| SINGLE F | 389 |
| SINGLE M | 422 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 811 |
| TUR BU | 82 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002— 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). "Crowland, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crowland-on019005-1871/.