Elderslie, Ontario (1871 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,699. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1871, Elderslie had a population of 3,699: 1,941 male and 1,758 female residents. Population density was 39.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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 Paisley, Village, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesley, Village, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Elderslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 661 |
| Number of females | 1,758 |
| Number of males | 1,941 |
| Number of married females | 572 |
| Number of married males | 579 |
| Number of married persons | 1,151 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 3,699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,131 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,332 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,463 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 652 |
| Number of occupied houses | 653 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,629 |
| BWT BU | 26 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 4,346 |
| HAY TONS | 4,787 |
| OAT BU | 52,411 |
| PEA BU | 26,514 |
| POT AC | 361 |
| POT BU | 37,861 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Total area (acres) | 59,989 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,740 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,481 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,054 |
| AREA | 59,989 |
| BEING BUILT | 19 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 28 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 661 |
| FEMALE | 1,758 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 653 |
| INHABITED | 652 |
| MALE | 1,941 |
| MARRIED F | 572 |
| MARRIED M | 579 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,151 |
| POPULATION | 3,699 |
| ROOT BU | 2,872 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,131 |
| SINGLE M | 1,332 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,463 |
| TUR BU | 44,996 |
| UNINHABITED | 45 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on028004-1871/.