Derby, Ontario (1871 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 81.018°W.
Population
In 1871, Derby had a population of 1,946: 1,017 male and 929 female residents. Population density was 28.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 471 |
| 1861 | 1,243 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 2,363 |
| 1891 | 2,200 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,930 |
| 1921 | 1,554 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of females | 929 |
| Number of males | 1,017 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of married persons | 578 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 1,946 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 613 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,322 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 323 |
| Number of occupied houses | 323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,038 |
| BWT BU | 92 |
| CRN BU | 175 |
| HAY AC | 3,320 |
| HAY TONS | 3,298 |
| OAT BU | 43,183 |
| PEA BU | 20,642 |
| POT AC | 618 |
| POT BU | 32,462 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,718 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,238 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,397 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,294 |
| AREA | 41,718 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 323 |
| FEMALE | 929 |
| GRA BU | 105 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 323 |
| INHABITED | 323 |
| MALE | 1,017 |
| MARRIED F | 287 |
| MARRIED M | 291 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 578 |
| POPULATION | 1,946 |
| ROOT BU | 4,079 |
| SINGLE F | 613 |
| SINGLE M | 709 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,322 |
| TUR BU | 87,623 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261272
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). "Derby, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/derby-on037005-1871/.