Fergus, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Fergus, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5444155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.708°N, 80.382°W.
Population
In 1871, Fergus, Village had a population of 1,666: 873 male and 793 female residents. Population density was 1660.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,117 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,733 |
| 1891 | 1,598 |
| 1901 | 1,396 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,796 |
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, Fergus, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 793 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 493 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 1,666 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,111 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 296 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 51 |
| HAY TONS | 129 |
| OAT BU | 799 |
| PEA BU | 230 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 3,498 |
| Total area (acres) | 885 |
| WHT SP BU | 256 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 17 |
| AREA | 885 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 297 |
| FEMALE | 793 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 296 |
| INHABITED | 296 |
| MALE | 873 |
| MARRIED F | 245 |
| MARRIED M | 248 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 493 |
| POPULATION | 1,666 |
| ROOT BU | 1,006 |
| SINGLE F | 502 |
| SINGLE M | 609 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,111 |
| TUR BU | 4,902 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5444155
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus,_Ontario
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). "Fergus, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fergus-village-on034004-1871/.