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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 801 total population, 412 females, 389 males, 196 married persons, 122 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 27 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 578 single persons under 18, 297 single females under 18, 281 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 122 inhabited houses, 122 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 62,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.