Elma, Ontario (1871 census)
Elma was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261391. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.655°N, 81.011°W.
Population
In 1871, Elma had a population of 3,616: 1,879 male and 1,737 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,392 |
| 1871 | 3,616 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,231 |
| 1901 | 4,159 |
| 1911 | 3,789 |
| 1921 | 3,374 |
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, Elma 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 | 617 |
| Number of females | 1,737 |
| Number of males | 1,879 |
| Number of married females | 547 |
| Number of married males | 545 |
| Number of married persons | 1,092 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 3,616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,451 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 614 |
| Number of occupied houses | 614 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,682 |
| BWT BU | 84 |
| CRN BU | 115 |
| HAY AC | 5,076 |
| HAY TONS | 6,087 |
| OAT BU | 60,415 |
| PEA BU | 25,416 |
| POT AC | 375 |
| POT BU | 40,650 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,132 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,631 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,725 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,686 |
| AREA | 67,132 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 617 |
| FEMALE | 1,737 |
| GRA BU | 130 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 614 |
| INHABITED | 614 |
| MALE | 1,879 |
| MARRIED F | 547 |
| MARRIED M | 545 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,092 |
| POPULATION | 3,616 |
| ROOT BU | 8,021 |
| SINGLE F | 1,147 |
| SINGLE M | 1,304 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,451 |
| TUR BU | 47,374 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261391
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). "Elma, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elma-on030005-1871/.