Holland, Ontario (1871 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,249. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1871, Holland had a population of 3,249: 1,721 male and 1,528 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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, Holland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,528 |
| Number of males | 1,721 |
| Number of married females | 480 |
| Number of married males | 483 |
| Number of married persons | 963 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 3,249 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,012 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,218 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 554 |
| Number of occupied houses | 554 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,352 |
| BWT BU | 104 |
| CRN BU | 88 |
| HAY AC | 5,487 |
| HAY TONS | 4,549 |
| OAT BU | 71,326 |
| PEA BU | 20,476 |
| POT AC | 455 |
| POT BU | 53,096 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 29,298 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,221 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,627 |
| AREA | 73,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 556 |
| FEMALE | 1,528 |
| GRA BU | 323 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 554 |
| INHABITED | 554 |
| MALE | 1,721 |
| MARRIED F | 480 |
| MARRIED M | 483 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 963 |
| POPULATION | 3,249 |
| ROOT BU | 2,600 |
| SINGLE F | 1,012 |
| SINGLE M | 1,206 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,218 |
| TUR BU | 43,833 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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). "Holland, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on037002-1871/.