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 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 670 total population, 365 males, 305 females, 216 married persons, 119 families, 108 married females, 108 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 437 single persons under 18, 246 single males under 18, 191 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 119 inhabited houses, 119 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 107,990 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. E. (Albert Edward) Kemp | 1858–1929 | died here |
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/.