Harvey, Ontario (1871 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 78.401°W.
Population
In 1871, Harvey had a population of 670: 365 male and 305 female residents. Population density was 3.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 360 |
| 1871 | 670 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 1,155 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,027 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff
- Emily
- Ennismore
- Galway, Cavendish
- Smith
- Somerville
- Verulam
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 119 |
| Number of females | 305 |
| Number of males | 365 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 108 |
| Number of married persons | 216 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 670 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 437 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 119 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 205 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 508 |
| HAY TONS | 529 |
| OAT BU | 5,143 |
| PEA BU | 2,386 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 11,553 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 107,990 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,555 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,303 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 463 |
| AREA | 107,990 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| FEMALE | 305 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 119 |
| INHABITED | 119 |
| MALE | 365 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 108 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 216 |
| POPULATION | 670 |
| ROOT BU | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 191 |
| SINGLE M | 246 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 437 |
| TUR BU | 6,775 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261706
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). "Harvey, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harvey-on058001-1871/.