Emsley, Ontario (1871 census)
Emsley was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.082°W.
Population
In 1871, Emsley had a population of 1,241: 614 male and 627 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,241 |
| 1881 | 1,121 |
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, Emsley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 627 |
| Number of males | 614 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,241 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 415 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 834 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,104 |
| BWT BU | 846 |
| CRN BU | 926 |
| HAY AC | 2,668 |
| HAY TONS | 2,274 |
| OAT BU | 23,682 |
| PEA BU | 4,880 |
| POT AC | 289 |
| POT BU | 23,129 |
| RYE BU | 3,135 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,580 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,233 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,097 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,056 |
| AREA | 25,580 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FEMALE | 627 |
| GRA BU | 93 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 231 |
| INHABITED | 231 |
| MALE | 614 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 183 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 368 |
| POPULATION | 1,241 |
| ROOT BU | 3,378 |
| SINGLE F | 415 |
| SINGLE M | 419 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 834 |
| TUR BU | 3,123 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002_1871— 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). "Emsley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emsley-on070002-1871/.