Head, Ontario (1871 census)
Head was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 140. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.144°N, 77.839°W.
Population
In 1871, Head had a population of 140: 79 male and 61 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 140 |
| 1911 | 235 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nipissing, 1861 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Head, Clara, Maria, 1881 (29.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 140 total population, 79 males, 61 females, 43 married persons, 26 families, 22 married males, 21 married females, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 94 single persons under 18, 55 single males under 18, 39 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 26 inhabited houses, 26 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 78,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099049— 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). "Head, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/head-on082012-1871/.