Fredericksburgh S, Ontario (1871 census)
Fredericksburgh S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.145°N, 76.909°W.
Population
In 1871, Fredericksburgh S had a population of 1,497: 760 male and 737 female residents. Population density was 40.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,497 |
| 1881 | 1,340 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Frederichsburgh, 1861 (46.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Fredericksburgh S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 760 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 484 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 1,497 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 945 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 266 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 54,740 |
| BWT BU | 3,366 |
| CRN BU | 6,401 |
| HAY AC | 2,546 |
| HAY TONS | 2,047 |
| OAT BU | 17,732 |
| PEA BU | 12,902 |
| POT AC | 260 |
| POT BU | 19,251 |
| RYE BU | 2,411 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,975 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,383 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,277 |
| AREA | 23,975 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 125 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 673 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 266 |
| INHABITED | 266 |
| MALE | 760 |
| MARRIED F | 244 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 484 |
| POPULATION | 1,497 |
| ROOT BU | 3,746 |
| SINGLE F | 447 |
| SINGLE M | 498 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 945 |
| TUR BU | 399 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006_1871— 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). "Fredericksburgh S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fredericksburgh-s-on063002-1871/.