Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1871 census)
Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.055°N, 77.303°W.
Population
In 1871, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham had a population of 325: 184 male and 141 female residents. Population density was 0.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 175 |
| 1871 | 325 |
| 1881 | 621 |
| 1891 | 870 |
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, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham shared boundaries with:
- Barrie
- Brudenell, Raglan, Radcliffe, Lyndoch
- Carlow, Mayo
- Clarendon & Miller
- Elzevir & Grimsthorpe
- Griffith, Matawatchan
- Kaladar, Anglesea
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 67 |
| Number of females | 141 |
| Number of males | 184 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 129 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| Total population | 325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 75 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 192 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 67 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 42 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 94 |
| HAY AC | 626 |
| HAY TONS | 459 |
| OAT BU | 4,265 |
| PEA BU | 445 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 6,511 |
| RYE BU | 629 |
| Total area (acres) | 223,144 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,004 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 94 |
| AREA | 223,144 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 67 |
| FEMALE | 141 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 68 |
| INHABITED | 67 |
| MALE | 184 |
| MARRIED F | 64 |
| MARRIED M | 65 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 129 |
| POPULATION | 325 |
| ROOT BU | 47 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 75 |
| SINGLE M | 117 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 192 |
| TUR BU | 4,026 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045001— 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). "Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/denbigh-abinger-ashby-effingham-on064005-1871/.