Dereham, Ontario (1871 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.927°N, 80.812°W.
Population
In 1871, Dereham had a population of 5,838: 3,007 male and 2,831 female residents. Population density was 51.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tilsonburgh, 1881 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dereham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,070 |
| Number of females | 2,831 |
| Number of males | 3,007 |
| Number of married females | 1,002 |
| Number of married males | 1,004 |
| Number of married persons | 2,006 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| Total population | 5,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,726 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,952 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,678 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,059 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,068 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 46,540 |
| BWT BU | 251 |
| CRN BU | 30,132 |
| HAY AC | 8,183 |
| HAY TONS | 11,023 |
| OAT BU | 125,780 |
| PEA BU | 41,187 |
| POT AC | 445 |
| POT BU | 45,072 |
| RYE BU | 96 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,995 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,994 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,482 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 20 |
| BEN BU | 214 |
| CD | 13 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,070 |
| FEMALE | 2,831 |
| GRA BU | 403 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,068 |
| INHABITED | 1,059 |
| MALE | 3,007 |
| MARRIED F | 1,002 |
| MARRIED M | 1,004 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,006 |
| POPULATION | 5,838 |
| ROOT BU | 11,995 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 1,726 |
| SINGLE M | 1,952 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,678 |
| TUR BU | 19,610 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on013001-1871/.