Drummond, Ontario (1871 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.991°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1871, Drummond had a population of 2,467: 1,238 male and 1,229 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,648 |
| 1861 | 2,637 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1881 | 2,378 |
| 1891 | 2,202 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,764 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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, Drummond 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 | 409 |
| Number of females | 1,229 |
| Number of males | 1,238 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of married persons | 687 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| Total population | 2,467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 808 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 866 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,674 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 408 |
| Number of occupied houses | 408 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,032 |
| BWT BU | 462 |
| CRN BU | 616 |
| HAY AC | 5,997 |
| HAY TONS | 5,019 |
| OAT BU | 34,922 |
| PEA BU | 5,889 |
| POT AC | 463 |
| POT BU | 38,351 |
| RYE BU | 989 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,793 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,664 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,064 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,631 |
| AREA | 62,793 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 426 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 409 |
| FEMALE | 1,229 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 408 |
| INHABITED | 408 |
| MALE | 1,238 |
| MARRIED F | 345 |
| MARRIED M | 342 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 687 |
| POPULATION | 2,467 |
| ROOT BU | 1,261 |
| SINGLE F | 808 |
| SINGLE M | 866 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,674 |
| TUR BU | 3,160 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006— 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). "Drummond, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drummond-on079007-1871/.