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 density was 37.7 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 3,743 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 990 |
| Number of females | 2,660 |
| Number of males | 2,713 |
| Number of married females | 907 |
| Number of married males | 903 |
| Number of married persons | 1,810 |
| Number of widowed females | 143 |
| Number of widowed males | 73 |
| Number of widowed persons | 216 |
| Total population | 5,373 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,610 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,737 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,347 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 961 |
| Number of occupied houses | 961 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,590 |
| BWT BU | 8,424 |
| CRN BU | 9,105 |
| HAY AC | 12,313 |
| HAY TONS | 8,704 |
| OAT BU | 78,069 |
| PEA BU | 10,747 |
| POT AC | 992 |
| POT BU | 110,753 |
| RYE BU | 4,634 |
| Total area (acres) | 77,636 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,653 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,371 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,705 |
| AREA | 77,636 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 286 |
| CD | 68 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 990 |
| FEMALE | 2,660 |
| GRA BU | 281 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 961 |
| INHABITED | 961 |
| MALE | 2,713 |
| MARRIED F | 907 |
| MARRIED M | 903 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,810 |
| POPULATION | 5,373 |
| ROOT BU | 8,841 |
| SINGLE F | 1,610 |
| SINGLE M | 1,737 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,347 |
| TUR BU | 4,973 |
| UNINHABITED | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 143 |
| WIDOWED M | 73 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 216 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004— 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/.