Fitzroy, Ontario (1871 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,425. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1871, Fitzroy had a population of 3,425: 1,799 male and 1,626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,425 total population, 1,799 males, 1,626 females, 961 married persons, 553 families, 481 married females, 480 married males, 109 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,355 single persons under 18, 1,290 single males under 18, 1,065 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 553 inhabited houses, 553 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 62,650 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Township
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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on078009-1871/.