Elmsley N, Ontario (1871 census)
Elmsley N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.896°N, 76.146°W.
Population
In 1871, Elmsley N had a population of 1,418: 705 male and 713 female residents. Population density was 24.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,031 |
| 1861 | 1,399 |
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1901 | 1,087 |
| 1911 | 1,066 |
| 1921 | 779 |
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, Elmsley N 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 | 241 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 705 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| Total population | 1,418 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 490 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 965 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 241 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,279 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 212 |
| HAY AC | 3,020 |
| HAY TONS | 2,274 |
| OAT BU | 20,893 |
| PEA BU | 3,671 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 18,646 |
| RYE BU | 1,667 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,969 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,101 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,121 |
| AREA | 34,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FEMALE | 713 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 241 |
| INHABITED | 241 |
| MALE | 705 |
| MARRIED F | 200 |
| MARRIED M | 197 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 397 |
| POPULATION | 1,418 |
| ROOT BU | 762 |
| SINGLE F | 475 |
| SINGLE M | 490 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 965 |
| TUR BU | 1,214 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007— 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). "Elmsley N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-n-on079003-1871/.