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 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 density was 58.7 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 10,445 |
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 551 |
| Number of females | 1,426 |
| Number of males | 1,559 |
| Number of married females | 466 |
| Number of married males | 463 |
| Number of married persons | 929 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| Total population | 2,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 886 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,058 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,944 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 538 |
| Number of occupied houses | 543 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 73,402 |
| BWT BU | 317 |
| CRN BU | 501 |
| HAY AC | 4,337 |
| HAY TONS | 4,923 |
| OAT BU | 48,537 |
| PEA BU | 28,656 |
| POT AC | 611 |
| POT BU | 48,418 |
| RYE BU | 927 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,450 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,343 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37,805 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,575 |
| AREA | 29,450 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 562 |
| CD | 44 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 551 |
| FEMALE | 1,426 |
| GRA BU | 356 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 543 |
| INHABITED | 538 |
| MALE | 1,559 |
| MARRIED F | 466 |
| MARRIED M | 463 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 929 |
| POPULATION | 2,985 |
| ROOT BU | 21,894 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 886 |
| SINGLE M | 1,058 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,944 |
| TUR BU | 37,770 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154001— 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). "Etobicoke, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/etobicoke-on044001-1871/.