Haldimand, Ontario (1871 census)
Haldimand was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.068°N, 78.031°W.
Population
In 1871, Haldimand had a population of 5,796: 2,968 male and 2,828 female residents. Population density was 43.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,634 |
| 1861 | 6,164 |
| 1871 | 5,796 |
| 1881 | 5,401 |
| 1891 | 4,484 |
| 1901 | 3,946 |
| 1911 | 3,465 |
| 1921 | 3,008 |
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, Haldimand 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 | 1,066 |
| Number of females | 2,828 |
| Number of males | 2,968 |
| Number of married females | 912 |
| Number of married males | 908 |
| Number of married persons | 1,820 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 61 |
| Number of widowed persons | 174 |
| Total population | 5,796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,803 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,999 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,802 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,058 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,058 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 46,841 |
| BWT BU | 11,943 |
| CRN BU | 13,720 |
| HAY AC | 8,646 |
| HAY TONS | 9,126 |
| OAT BU | 89,907 |
| PEA BU | 57,512 |
| POT AC | 1,137 |
| POT BU | 120,568 |
| RYE BU | 6,233 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,695 |
| WHT SP BU | 75,002 |
| WHT WTR BU | 19,079 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,233 |
| AREA | 79,695 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 637 |
| CD | 54 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,066 |
| FEMALE | 2,828 |
| GRA BU | 1,675 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,058 |
| INHABITED | 1,058 |
| MALE | 2,968 |
| MARRIED F | 912 |
| MARRIED M | 908 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,820 |
| POPULATION | 5,796 |
| ROOT BU | 11,350 |
| SINGLE F | 1,803 |
| SINGLE M | 1,999 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,802 |
| TUR BU | 198,729 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 113 |
| WIDOWED M | 61 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 174 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261662
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). "Haldimand, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/haldimand-on054003-1871/.