Gananoque, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Gananoque, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,020. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1208051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.157°W.
Population
In 1871, Gananoque, T-V had a population of 2,020: 1,034 male and 986 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,020 |
| 1881 | 2,871 |
| 1891 | 3,669 |
| 1901 | 3,526 |
| 1911 | 3,804 |
| 1921 | 3,604 |
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 Leeds, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gananoque, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,020 total population, 1,034 males, 986 females, 699 married persons, 386 families, 351 married males, 348 married females, 72 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,249 single persons under 18, 669 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 350 inhabited houses, 350 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,968 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Smart | 1788–1876 | died here |
| Eliza Maria Harvey | 1838–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1208051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
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). "Gananoque, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gananoque-t-v-on067002-1871/.