Garafraxa W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Garafraxa W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.782°N, 80.380°W.
Population
In 1871, Garafraxa W-O had a population of 3,128: 1,652 male and 1,476 female residents. Population density was 39.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,128 |
| 1881 | 3,620 |
| 1891 | 3,043 |
| 1901 | 2,561 |
| 1911 | 1,951 |
| 1921 | 1,669 |
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 Garafraxa, 1861 (53.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Garafraxa W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 531 |
| Number of females | 1,476 |
| Number of males | 1,652 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 474 |
| Number of married persons | 945 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 3,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,161 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,114 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 528 |
| Number of occupied houses | 528 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,495 |
| BWT BU | 91 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 4,382 |
| HAY TONS | 5,313 |
| OAT BU | 78,627 |
| PEA BU | 33,497 |
| POT AC | 673 |
| POT BU | 44,417 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,272 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,410 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,343 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,241 |
| AREA | 50,272 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 531 |
| FEMALE | 1,476 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 528 |
| INHABITED | 528 |
| MALE | 1,652 |
| MARRIED F | 471 |
| MARRIED M | 474 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 945 |
| POPULATION | 3,128 |
| ROOT BU | 10,864 |
| SINGLE F | 953 |
| SINGLE M | 1,161 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,114 |
| TUR BU | 454,995 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152004— 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). "Garafraxa W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-w-o-on034007-1871/.