Darlington, Ontario (1871 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 78.750°W.
Population
In 1871, Darlington had a population of 5,931: 3,007 male and 2,924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
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, Darlington 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 5,931 total population, 3,007 males, 2,924 females, 1,966 married persons, 1,132 families, 985 married males, 981 married females, 175 widowed persons, 117 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,790 single persons under 18, 1,964 single males under 18, 1,826 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,132 occupied houses, 1,128 inhabited houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 73,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | born here |
| James Laughlin Hughes | 1846–1935 | born here |
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | born here |
| George R. Coldwell | 1858–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004_1891— 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). "Darlington, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on050001-1871/.