Etobicoke, Ontario (1871 census)
Etobicoke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1020159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.672°N, 79.555°W.
Population
In 1871, Etobicoke had a population of 2,985: 1,559 male and 1,426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,483 |
| 1861 | 3,503 |
| 1871 | 2,985 |
| 1881 | 2,976 |
| 1891 | 4,557 |
| 1901 | 4,413 |
| 1911 | 6,193 |
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, Etobicoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,985 total population, 1,559 males, 1,426 females, 929 married persons, 551 families, 466 married females, 463 married males, 112 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,944 single persons under 18, 1,058 single males under 18, 886 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 543 occupied houses, 538 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 29,450 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Holmes Howland | 1844–1893 | born here |
| Malcolm Smith Mercer | 1859–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1020159
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etobicoke
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etobicoke
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). "Etobicoke, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/etobicoke-on044001-1871/.