Darling, Ontario (1871 census)
Darling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1871, Darling had a population of 801: 389 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 670 |
| 1861 | 900 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 767 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Darling 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 | 122 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 389 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 578 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 122 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 116 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 748 |
| HAY AC | 2,439 |
| HAY TONS | 1,178 |
| OAT BU | 5,317 |
| PEA BU | 1,044 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 10,589 |
| RYE BU | 429 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,629 |
| WHT WTR BU | 612 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 435 |
| AREA | 62,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FEMALE | 412 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 122 |
| INHABITED | 122 |
| MALE | 389 |
| MARRIED F | 98 |
| MARRIED M | 98 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 196 |
| POPULATION | 801 |
| ROOT BU | 65 |
| SINGLE F | 297 |
| SINGLE M | 281 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 578 |
| TUR BU | 2,524 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261235
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). "Darling, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darling-on080006-1871/.