Gainsborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1871, Gainsborough had a population of 3,016: 1,499 male and 1,517 female residents. Population density was 42.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough 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 | 616 |
| Number of females | 1,517 |
| Number of males | 1,499 |
| Number of married females | 542 |
| Number of married males | 542 |
| Number of married persons | 1,084 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| Total population | 3,016 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 932 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,843 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 616 |
| Number of occupied houses | 616 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,038 |
| BWT BU | 1,488 |
| CRN BU | 2,441 |
| HAY AC | 6,715 |
| HAY TONS | 7,663 |
| OAT BU | 39,553 |
| PEA BU | 9,853 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 9,140 |
| RYE BU | 382 |
| Total area (acres) | 38,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,375 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25,239 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,436 |
| AREA | 38,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 218 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 616 |
| FEMALE | 1,517 |
| GRA BU | 1,428 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 616 |
| INHABITED | 616 |
| MALE | 1,499 |
| MARRIED F | 542 |
| MARRIED M | 542 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,084 |
| POPULATION | 3,016 |
| ROOT BU | 842 |
| SINGLE F | 911 |
| SINGLE M | 932 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,843 |
| TUR BU | 133 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003— 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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on018005-1871/.