Georgina, Ontario (1871 census)
Georgina was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 79.288°W.
Population
In 1871, Georgina had a population of 1,987: 1,032 male and 955 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,005 |
| 1861 | 1,494 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 2,482 |
| 1891 | 1,990 |
| 1901 | 1,808 |
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, Georgina shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 955 |
| Number of males | 1,032 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 628 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,987 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 603 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,301 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 337 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 16,041 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 438 |
| HAY AC | 1,503 |
| HAY TONS | 1,629 |
| OAT BU | 31,359 |
| PEA BU | 13,139 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 20,232 |
| RYE BU | 182 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,820 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,552 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,855 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,760 |
| AREA | 41,820 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 100 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FEMALE | 955 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 337 |
| INHABITED | 337 |
| MALE | 1,032 |
| MARRIED F | 311 |
| MARRIED M | 317 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 628 |
| POPULATION | 1,987 |
| ROOT BU | 2,197 |
| SINGLE F | 603 |
| SINGLE M | 698 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,301 |
| TUR BU | 72,310 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130003— 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). "Georgina, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgina-on043008-1871/.