Hay, Ontario (1871 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.608°W.
Population
In 1871, Hay had a population of 3,897: 1,935 male and 1,962 female residents. Population density was 42.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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, Hay 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 | 634 |
| Number of females | 1,962 |
| Number of males | 1,935 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 587 |
| Number of married persons | 1,170 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| Total population | 3,897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,326 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,317 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,643 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 631 |
| Number of occupied houses | 631 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,981 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 1,148 |
| HAY AC | 3,971 |
| HAY TONS | 4,261 |
| OAT BU | 78,389 |
| PEA BU | 27,546 |
| POT AC | 404 |
| POT BU | 37,958 |
| RYE BU | 96 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,527 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,730 |
| WHT WTR BU | 19,696 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,520 |
| AREA | 54,527 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 600 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 634 |
| FEMALE | 1,962 |
| GRA BU | 629 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 631 |
| INHABITED | 631 |
| MALE | 1,935 |
| MARRIED F | 583 |
| MARRIED M | 587 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,170 |
| POPULATION | 3,897 |
| ROOT BU | 8,982 |
| SINGLE F | 1,326 |
| SINGLE M | 1,317 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,643 |
| TUR BU | 23,764 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on025002-1871/.