Egremont, Ontario (1871 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,949. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1871, Egremont had a population of 3,949: 2,092 male and 1,857 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont 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 | 685 |
| Number of females | 1,857 |
| Number of males | 2,092 |
| Number of married females | 602 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,198 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| Total population | 3,949 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,466 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,660 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 680 |
| Number of occupied houses | 680 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 23,510 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 69 |
| HAY AC | 5,124 |
| HAY TONS | 5,676 |
| OAT BU | 114,805 |
| PEA BU | 37,123 |
| POT AC | 494 |
| POT BU | 56,914 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,255 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,915 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,052 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,358 |
| AREA | 73,255 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 685 |
| FEMALE | 1,857 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 680 |
| INHABITED | 680 |
| MALE | 2,092 |
| MARRIED F | 602 |
| MARRIED M | 596 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,198 |
| POPULATION | 3,949 |
| ROOT BU | 4,591 |
| SINGLE F | 1,194 |
| SINGLE M | 1,466 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,660 |
| TUR BU | 213,770 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on036002-1871/.