Douro, Ontario (1871 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,671. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1871, Douro had a population of 2,671: 1,353 male and 1,318 female residents. Population density was 38.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Douro 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 | 461 |
| Number of females | 1,318 |
| Number of males | 1,353 |
| Number of married females | 405 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 809 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| Total population | 2,671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 853 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 927 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,780 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 461 |
| Number of occupied houses | 461 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,116 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 2,996 |
| HAY TONS | 2,492 |
| OAT BU | 53,010 |
| PEA BU | 16,879 |
| POT AC | 460 |
| POT BU | 47,157 |
| RYE BU | 440 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,859 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,925 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25,894 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,893 |
| AREA | 48,859 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FEMALE | 1,318 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 461 |
| INHABITED | 461 |
| MALE | 1,353 |
| MARRIED F | 405 |
| MARRIED M | 404 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 809 |
| POPULATION | 2,671 |
| ROOT BU | 11,963 |
| SINGLE F | 853 |
| SINGLE M | 927 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,780 |
| TUR BU | 36,934 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on057003-1871/.