Guelph, Ontario (1871 census)
Guelph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.559°N, 80.285°W.
Population
In 1871, Guelph had a population of 2,955: 1,481 male and 1,474 female residents. Population density was 45.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,879 |
| 1861 | 3,088 |
| 1871 | 2,955 |
| 1881 | 2,793 |
| 1891 | 2,464 |
| 1901 | 2,423 |
| 1911 | 2,641 |
| 1921 | 2,606 |
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, Guelph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,474 |
| Number of males | 1,481 |
| Number of married females | 416 |
| Number of married males | 413 |
| Number of married persons | 829 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,955 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 993 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,036 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,029 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 496 |
| Number of occupied houses | 496 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 23,762 |
| BWT BU | 95 |
| CRN BU | 181 |
| HAY AC | 4,500 |
| HAY TONS | 6,163 |
| OAT BU | 74,622 |
| PEA BU | 50,431 |
| POT AC | 387 |
| POT BU | 61,854 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,184 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,976 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,222 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,746 |
| AREA | 43,184 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| CD | 33 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 496 |
| FEMALE | 1,474 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 496 |
| INHABITED | 496 |
| MALE | 1,481 |
| MARRIED F | 416 |
| MARRIED M | 413 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 829 |
| POPULATION | 2,955 |
| ROOT BU | 12,507 |
| SINGLE F | 993 |
| SINGLE M | 1,036 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,029 |
| TUR BU | 740,165 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152005— 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). "Guelph, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-on033002-1871/.