Humberstone, Ontario (1871 census)
Humberstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.918°N, 79.196°W.
Population
In 1871, Humberstone had a population of 2,472: 1,257 male and 1,215 female residents. Population density was 45.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,201 |
| 1861 | 3,039 |
| 1871 | 2,472 |
| 1881 | 4,182 |
| 1891 | 2,842 |
| 1901 | 3,232 |
| 1911 | 3,417 |
| 1921 | 2,304 |
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, Humberstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 481 |
| Number of females | 1,215 |
| Number of males | 1,257 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 862 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| Total population | 2,472 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 731 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 807 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,538 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 475 |
| Number of occupied houses | 479 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,228 |
| BWT BU | 2,027 |
| CRN BU | 18,181 |
| HAY AC | 3,539 |
| HAY TONS | 3,544 |
| OAT BU | 34,386 |
| PEA BU | 5,923 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 16,577 |
| RYE BU | 361 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,813 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,247 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,730 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,396 |
| AREA | 35,813 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 547 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 481 |
| FEMALE | 1,215 |
| GRA BU | 1,397 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 479 |
| INHABITED | 475 |
| MALE | 1,257 |
| MARRIED F | 434 |
| MARRIED M | 428 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 862 |
| POPULATION | 2,472 |
| ROOT BU | 1,578 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 731 |
| SINGLE M | 807 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,538 |
| TUR BU | 347 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151003— 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). "Humberstone, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humberstone-on019001-1871/.