Grattan, Ontario (1871 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,481. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 77.052°W.
Population
In 1871, Grattan had a population of 1,481: 752 male and 729 female residents. Population density was 12.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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, Grattan shared boundaries with:
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 | 225 |
| Number of females | 729 |
| Number of males | 752 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 416 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,030 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 219 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 162 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 321 |
| HAY AC | 2,463 |
| HAY TONS | 1,702 |
| OAT BU | 9,260 |
| PEA BU | 1,662 |
| POT AC | 250 |
| POT BU | 26,337 |
| RYE BU | 920 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,372 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,687 |
| WHT WTR BU | 896 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 597 |
| AREA | 70,372 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 225 |
| FEMALE | 729 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 221 |
| INHABITED | 219 |
| MALE | 752 |
| MARRIED F | 207 |
| MARRIED M | 209 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 416 |
| POPULATION | 1,481 |
| ROOT BU | 293 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 501 |
| SINGLE M | 529 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,030 |
| TUR BU | 1,604 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on081011-1871/.