Galway, Cavendish, Ontario (1871 census)
Galway, Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.753°N, 78.456°W.
Population
In 1871, Galway, Cavendish had a population of 521: 278 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 521 |
| 1881 | 787 |
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, Galway, Cavendish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 243 |
| Number of males | 278 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 83 |
| Number of married persons | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 521 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 188 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 347 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 92 |
| Number of occupied houses | 92 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 99 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 943 |
| HAY TONS | 606 |
| OAT BU | 7,116 |
| PEA BU | 1,263 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 14,560 |
| RYE BU | 586 |
| Total area (acres) | 124,637 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,137 |
| WHT WTR BU | 268 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 226 |
| AREA | 124,637 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FEMALE | 243 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 92 |
| INHABITED | 92 |
| MALE | 278 |
| MARRIED F | 81 |
| MARRIED M | 83 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 164 |
| POPULATION | 521 |
| SINGLE F | 159 |
| SINGLE M | 188 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 347 |
| TUR BU | 6,722 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125005— 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). "Galway, Cavendish, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-cavendish-on058002-1871/.