Elizabethtown, Ontario (1871 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1871, Elizabethtown had a population of 5,373: 2,713 male and 2,660 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
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 Brockville Town, South Ward—Quartier Sud, 1881 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
- Augusta
- Brockville, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Brockville, West Ward—Quartier
- Kitley
- Wolford
- Yonge and Escott, Rear
- Yonge, Front
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,373 total population, 2,713 males, 2,660 females, 1,810 married persons, 990 families, 907 married females, 903 married males, 216 widowed persons, 143 widowed females, 73 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,347 single persons under 18, 1,737 single males under 18, 1,610 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 961 inhabited houses, 961 occupied houses, 56 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 77,636 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058001_1911— 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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on068004-1871/.