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 density was 1.6 people per square mile.
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, Maria & Clara, 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 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 26 |
| Number of females | 61 |
| Number of males | 79 |
| Number of married females | 21 |
| Number of married males | 22 |
| Number of married persons | 43 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| Total population | 140 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 39 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 55 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 94 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 26 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 109 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 518 |
| HAY TONS | 431 |
| OAT BU | 3,055 |
| PEA BU | 980 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,715 |
| Total area (acres) | 78,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 139 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 16 |
| AREA | 78,000 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 26 |
| FEMALE | 61 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 26 |
| INHABITED | 26 |
| MALE | 79 |
| MARRIED F | 21 |
| MARRIED M | 22 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 43 |
| POPULATION | 140 |
| ROOT BU | 89 |
| SINGLE F | 39 |
| SINGLE M | 55 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 94 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082012— 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/.