Delaware, Ontario (1871 census)
Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,523. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1871, Delaware had a population of 2,523: 1,294 male and 1,229 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,861 |
| 1861 | 2,324 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,549 |
| 1901 | 2,178 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,773 |
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, Delaware 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 | 455 |
| Number of females | 1,229 |
| Number of males | 1,294 |
| Number of married females | 417 |
| Number of married males | 405 |
| Number of married persons | 822 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| Total population | 2,523 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 854 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,615 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 449 |
| Number of occupied houses | 449 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,527 |
| BWT BU | 703 |
| CRN BU | 11,609 |
| HAY AC | 2,700 |
| HAY TONS | 3,303 |
| OAT BU | 51,337 |
| PEA BU | 12,218 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 24,118 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,150 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,338 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,827 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,630 |
| AREA | 28,150 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 229 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 455 |
| FEMALE | 1,229 |
| GRA BU | 268 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 449 |
| INHABITED | 449 |
| MALE | 1,294 |
| MARRIED F | 417 |
| MARRIED M | 405 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 822 |
| POPULATION | 2,523 |
| ROOT BU | 3,023 |
| SINGLE F | 761 |
| SINGLE M | 854 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,615 |
| TUR BU | 3,821 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261257
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). "Delaware, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on007007-1871/.