Ekfrid, Ontario (1871 census)
Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.629°W.
Population
In 1871, Ekfrid had a population of 3,193: 1,704 male and 1,489 female residents. Population density was 34.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,791 |
| 1861 | 2,574 |
| 1871 | 3,193 |
| 1881 | 3,023 |
| 1891 | 2,876 |
| 1901 | 2,757 |
| 1911 | 2,482 |
| 1921 | 2,275 |
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 Glencoe, Village, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ekfrid shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 514 |
| Number of females | 1,489 |
| Number of males | 1,704 |
| Number of married females | 453 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of married persons | 905 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 3,193 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 979 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,188 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 503 |
| Number of occupied houses | 504 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 25,480 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 10,237 |
| HAY AC | 4,068 |
| HAY TONS | 5,772 |
| OAT BU | 64,077 |
| PEA BU | 14,245 |
| POT AC | 356 |
| POT BU | 31,317 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,271 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,838 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26,054 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,330 |
| AREA | 54,271 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 376 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 514 |
| FEMALE | 1,489 |
| GRA BU | 368 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 504 |
| INHABITED | 503 |
| MALE | 1,704 |
| MARRIED F | 453 |
| MARRIED M | 452 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 905 |
| POPULATION | 3,193 |
| ROOT BU | 3,396 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 979 |
| SINGLE M | 1,209 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,188 |
| TUR BU | 609 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128006— 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on007003-1871/.