Emily, Ontario (1871 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,790. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1871, Emily had a population of 3,790: 1,979 male and 1,811 female residents. Population density was 35.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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 Omemee, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Emily 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 | 636 |
| Number of females | 1,811 |
| Number of males | 1,979 |
| Number of married females | 529 |
| Number of married males | 530 |
| Number of married persons | 1,059 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| Total population | 3,790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,410 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,591 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 34 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 634 |
| Number of occupied houses | 634 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,113 |
| BWT BU | 158 |
| CRN BU | 568 |
| HAY AC | 3,919 |
| HAY TONS | 3,991 |
| OAT BU | 78,942 |
| PEA BU | 21,017 |
| POT AC | 685 |
| POT BU | 72,620 |
| RYE BU | 475 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 48,120 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,174 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,398 |
| AREA | 65,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 34 |
| BEN BU | 257 |
| CD | 52 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 636 |
| FEMALE | 1,811 |
| GRA BU | 505 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 634 |
| INHABITED | 634 |
| MALE | 1,979 |
| MARRIED F | 529 |
| MARRIED M | 530 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,059 |
| POPULATION | 3,790 |
| ROOT BU | 5,350 |
| SINGLE F | 1,181 |
| SINGLE M | 1,410 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,591 |
| TUR BU | 38,444 |
| UNINHABITED | 51 |
| WIDOWED F | 101 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on052004-1871/.