Ellice, Ontario (1871 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,886. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1871, Ellice had a population of 2,886: 1,480 male and 1,406 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
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 | 508 |
| Number of females | 1,406 |
| Number of males | 1,480 |
| Number of married females | 451 |
| Number of married males | 449 |
| Number of married persons | 900 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| Total population | 2,886 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 912 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,009 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,921 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 501 |
| Number of occupied houses | 501 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,712 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| CRN BU | 109 |
| HAY AC | 4,532 |
| HAY TONS | 5,450 |
| OAT BU | 67,771 |
| PEA BU | 28,088 |
| POT AC | 402 |
| POT BU | 33,389 |
| RYE BU | 55 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,568 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,376 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11,942 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,399 |
| AREA | 55,568 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 508 |
| FEMALE | 1,406 |
| GRA BU | 161 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 501 |
| INHABITED | 501 |
| MALE | 1,480 |
| MARRIED F | 451 |
| MARRIED M | 449 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 900 |
| POPULATION | 2,886 |
| ROOT BU | 11,012 |
| SINGLE F | 912 |
| SINGLE M | 1,009 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,921 |
| TUR BU | 11,371 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on030002-1871/.