Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Georgetown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3103735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.648°N, 79.930°W.
Population
In 1871, Georgetown, Village had a population of 1,282: 647 male and 635 female residents. Population density was 1278.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,158 |
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,583 |
| 1921 | 2,061 |
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, Georgetown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 635 |
| Number of males | 647 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 423 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,282 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 810 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 227 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 160 |
| BWT BU | 52 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 151 |
| HAY TONS | 269 |
| OAT BU | 845 |
| PEA BU | 740 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 4,816 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,190 |
| WHT SP BU | 85 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,542 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 98 |
| AREA | 1,190 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 38 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FEMALE | 635 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 227 |
| INHABITED | 227 |
| MALE | 647 |
| MARRIED F | 210 |
| MARRIED M | 213 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 423 |
| POPULATION | 1,282 |
| ROOT BU | 387 |
| SINGLE F | 396 |
| SINGLE M | 414 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 810 |
| TUR BU | 796 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3103735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(Ontario)
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). "Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgetown-village-on038007-1871/.