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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,132 |
| Number of females | 2,924 |
| Number of males | 3,007 |
| Number of married females | 981 |
| Number of married males | 985 |
| Number of married persons | 1,966 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| Total population | 5,931 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,826 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,964 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,790 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 96,322 |
| BWT BU | 1,165 |
| CRN BU | 7,466 |
| HAY AC | 7,583 |
| HAY TONS | 8,168 |
| OAT BU | 98,515 |
| PEA BU | 49,517 |
| POT AC | 769 |
| POT BU | 86,024 |
| RYE BU | 3,129 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 132,335 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,788 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10,577 |
| AREA | 73,400 |
| BEN BU | 220 |
| CD | 50 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,132 |
| FEMALE | 2,924 |
| GRA BU | 3,715 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,132 |
| INHABITED | 1,128 |
| MALE | 3,007 |
| MARRIED F | 981 |
| MARRIED M | 985 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,966 |
| POPULATION | 5,931 |
| ROOT BU | 39,031 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 1,826 |
| SINGLE M | 1,964 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,790 |
| TUR BU | 547,279 |
| UNINHABITED | 48 |
| WIDOWED F | 117 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 175 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004— 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/.