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 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 521 total population, 278 males, 243 females, 164 married persons, 95 families, 83 married males, 81 married females, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 347 single persons under 18, 188 single males under 18, 159 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 92 inhabited houses, 92 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 124,637 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.