Edwardsburg, Ontario (1871 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.502°W.
Population
In 1871, Edwardsburg had a population of 5,417: 2,727 male and 2,690 female residents. Population density was 43.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
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, Edwardsburg 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 | 955 |
| Number of females | 2,690 |
| Number of males | 2,727 |
| Number of married females | 825 |
| Number of married males | 825 |
| Number of married persons | 1,650 |
| Number of widowed females | 131 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 193 |
| Total population | 5,417 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,734 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,840 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,574 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 943 |
| Number of occupied houses | 943 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,405 |
| BWT BU | 5,291 |
| CRN BU | 2,181 |
| HAY AC | 9,151 |
| HAY TONS | 7,416 |
| OAT BU | 73,835 |
| PEA BU | 2,555 |
| POT AC | 1,094 |
| POT BU | 113,337 |
| RYE BU | 1,973 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,015 |
| WHT WTR BU | 347 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,290 |
| AREA | 71,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 179 |
| CD | 69 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 955 |
| FEMALE | 2,690 |
| GRA BU | 211 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 943 |
| INHABITED | 943 |
| MALE | 2,727 |
| MARRIED F | 825 |
| MARRIED M | 825 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,650 |
| POPULATION | 5,417 |
| ROOT BU | 6,095 |
| SINGLE F | 1,734 |
| SINGLE M | 1,840 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,574 |
| TUR BU | 470 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 131 |
| WIDOWED M | 62 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 193 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on069003-1871/.