Hallowell, Ontario (1871 census)
Hallowell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,554. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.989°N, 77.228°W.
Population
In 1871, Hallowell had a population of 3,554: 1,751 male and 1,803 female residents. Population density was 42.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,203 |
| 1861 | 3,629 |
| 1871 | 3,554 |
| 1881 | 3,704 |
| 1891 | 3,380 |
| 1901 | 3,445 |
| 1911 | 2,834 |
| 1921 | 2,805 |
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, Hallowell 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 | 707 |
| Number of females | 1,803 |
| Number of males | 1,751 |
| Number of married females | 647 |
| Number of married males | 649 |
| Number of married persons | 1,296 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| Total population | 3,554 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,044 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,075 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,119 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 691 |
| Number of occupied houses | 691 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 55,174 |
| BWT BU | 10,749 |
| CRN BU | 23,642 |
| HAY AC | 4,738 |
| HAY TONS | 3,930 |
| OAT BU | 26,800 |
| PEA BU | 28,762 |
| POT AC | 455 |
| POT BU | 36,451 |
| RYE BU | 11,518 |
| Total area (acres) | 42,970 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,918 |
| WHT WTR BU | 314 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,344 |
| AREA | 42,970 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 333 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 707 |
| FEMALE | 1,803 |
| GRA BU | 890 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 691 |
| INHABITED | 691 |
| MALE | 1,751 |
| MARRIED F | 647 |
| MARRIED M | 649 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,296 |
| POPULATION | 3,554 |
| ROOT BU | 2,553 |
| SINGLE F | 1,044 |
| SINGLE M | 1,075 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,119 |
| TUR BU | 1,701 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 112 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140003— 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). "Hallowell, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hallowell-on059004-1871/.