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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261670. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,203 |
| 1861 | 3,629 |
| 1871 | 3,554 |
| 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,554 total population, 1,803 females, 1,751 males, 1,296 married persons, 707 families, 649 married males, 647 married females, 139 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,119 single persons under 18, 1,075 single males under 18, 1,044 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 691 inhabited houses, 691 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 42,970 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Philip Roblin | 1799–1874 | born here |
| Rodmond Roblin | 1853–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261670
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/.