Glenelg, Ontario (1871 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,060. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 80.736°W.
Population
In 1871, Glenelg had a population of 4,060: 2,089 male and 1,971 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 3,065 |
| 1871 | 4,060 |
| 1881 | 4,001 |
| 1891 | 3,318 |
| 1901 | 2,754 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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, Glenelg 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 | 674 |
| Number of females | 1,971 |
| Number of males | 2,089 |
| Number of married females | 588 |
| Number of married males | 585 |
| Number of married persons | 1,173 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| Total population | 4,060 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,467 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,779 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 674 |
| Number of occupied houses | 674 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,878 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 5,532 |
| HAY TONS | 4,138 |
| OAT BU | 78,710 |
| PEA BU | 21,780 |
| POT AC | 544 |
| POT BU | 59,441 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,399 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,171 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,617 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,744 |
| AREA | 70,399 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 674 |
| FEMALE | 1,971 |
| GRA BU | 117 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 674 |
| INHABITED | 674 |
| MALE | 2,089 |
| MARRIED F | 588 |
| MARRIED M | 585 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,173 |
| POPULATION | 4,060 |
| ROOT BU | 1,620 |
| SINGLE F | 1,312 |
| SINGLE M | 1,467 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,779 |
| TUR BU | 48,203 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007— 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). "Glenelg, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glenelg-on036006-1871/.