Gloucester, Ontario (1871 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.588°W.
Population
In 1871, Gloucester had a population of 4,785: 2,471 male and 2,314 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
| 1921 | 8,397 |
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, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
- Cumberland
- Nepean
- New Edinburgh, Village
- Osgoode
- Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 803 |
| Number of females | 2,314 |
| Number of males | 2,471 |
| Number of married females | 702 |
| Number of married males | 710 |
| Number of married persons | 1,412 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| Total population | 4,785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,528 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,717 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,245 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 785 |
| Number of occupied houses | 786 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,948 |
| BWT BU | 554 |
| CRN BU | 1,959 |
| HAY AC | 6,350 |
| HAY TONS | 5,320 |
| OAT BU | 80,360 |
| PEA BU | 8,260 |
| POT AC | 1,070 |
| POT BU | 93,297 |
| RYE BU | 4,685 |
| Total area (acres) | 89,313 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,574 |
| WHT WTR BU | 695 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,287 |
| AREA | 89,313 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 470 |
| CD | 76 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 803 |
| FEMALE | 2,314 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 786 |
| INHABITED | 785 |
| MALE | 2,471 |
| MARRIED F | 702 |
| MARRIED M | 710 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,412 |
| POPULATION | 4,785 |
| ROOT BU | 10,372 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,528 |
| SINGLE M | 1,717 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,245 |
| TUR BU | 21,916 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 84 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105002— 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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on076005-1871/.