Finch, Ontario (1871 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.175°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1871, Finch had a population of 2,729: 1,367 male and 1,362 female residents. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,450 |
| 1861 | 2,399 |
| 1871 | 2,729 |
| 1881 | 3,493 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,765 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 2,932 |
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, Finch 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 | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,362 |
| Number of males | 1,367 |
| Number of married females | 363 |
| Number of married males | 363 |
| Number of married persons | 726 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,729 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 947 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 977 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,924 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,887 |
| BWT BU | 867 |
| CRN BU | 2,208 |
| HAY AC | 3,293 |
| HAY TONS | 2,608 |
| OAT BU | 40,680 |
| PEA BU | 5,716 |
| POT AC | 394 |
| POT BU | 35,917 |
| RYE BU | 34 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,212 |
| WHT WTR BU | 594 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,487 |
| AREA | 55,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 155 |
| CD | 72 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FEMALE | 1,362 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 413 |
| INHABITED | 413 |
| MALE | 1,367 |
| MARRIED F | 363 |
| MARRIED M | 363 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 726 |
| POPULATION | 2,729 |
| ROOT BU | 989 |
| SINGLE F | 947 |
| SINGLE M | 977 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,924 |
| TUR BU | 36 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145002— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on072002-1871/.