Glanford, Ontario (1871 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1871, Glanford had a population of 2,039: 1,055 male and 984 female residents. Population density was 51.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford 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 | 364 |
| Number of females | 984 |
| Number of males | 1,055 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 323 |
| Number of married persons | 647 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 2,039 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 616 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 706 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,322 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 349 |
| Number of occupied houses | 349 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 31,666 |
| BWT BU | 2,027 |
| CRN BU | 4,224 |
| HAY AC | 4,122 |
| HAY TONS | 5,236 |
| OAT BU | 43,091 |
| PEA BU | 16,224 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 15,081 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,585 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,782 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,427 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,363 |
| AREA | 24,585 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| CD | 22 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 364 |
| FEMALE | 984 |
| GRA BU | 538 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 349 |
| INHABITED | 349 |
| MALE | 1,055 |
| MARRIED F | 324 |
| MARRIED M | 323 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 647 |
| POPULATION | 2,039 |
| ROOT BU | 7,606 |
| SINGLE F | 616 |
| SINGLE M | 706 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,322 |
| TUR BU | 17,632 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on022004-1871/.