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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 325 |
| 1881 | 621 |
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
- Kaladar, Anglesea
- Matawatchan, Griffith
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 325 total population, 184 males, 141 females, 129 married persons, 67 families, 65 married males, 64 married females, 4 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 192 single persons under 18, 117 single males under 18, 75 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 68 occupied houses, 67 inhabited houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 223,144 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118006— 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/.