Fullarton, Ontario (1871 census)
Fullarton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.394°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1871, Fullarton had a population of 2,903: 1,524 male and 1,379 female residents. Population density was 41.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,750 |
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 2,903 |
| 1881 | 2,708 |
| 1891 | 2,511 |
| 1901 | 2,295 |
| 1911 | 1,965 |
| 1921 | 1,714 |
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, Fullarton 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 | 485 |
| Number of females | 1,379 |
| Number of males | 1,524 |
| Number of married females | 448 |
| Number of married males | 448 |
| Number of married persons | 896 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 2,903 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 887 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,051 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,938 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 482 |
| Number of occupied houses | 483 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 38,609 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 401 |
| HAY AC | 4,580 |
| HAY TONS | 5,286 |
| OAT BU | 92,969 |
| PEA BU | 34,192 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 29,143 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,108 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,587 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17,728 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,095 |
| AREA | 40,108 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 29 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 485 |
| FEMALE | 1,379 |
| GRA BU | 422 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 483 |
| INHABITED | 482 |
| MALE | 1,524 |
| MARRIED F | 448 |
| MARRIED M | 448 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 896 |
| POPULATION | 2,903 |
| ROOT BU | 21,511 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 887 |
| SINGLE M | 1,051 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,938 |
| TUR BU | 39,486 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137007— 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). "Fullarton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fullarton-on029004-1871/.