Keppel, Ontario (1871 census)
Keppel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,174. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.692°N, 81.028°W.
Population
In 1871, Keppel had a population of 2,174: 1,150 male and 1,024 female residents. Population density was 13.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,174 |
| 1881 | 3,449 |
| 1891 | 3,774 |
| 1901 | 4,160 |
| 1911 | 2,730 |
| 1921 | 2,401 |
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 Keppel, Sarawak and Brook, 1861 (89.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Keppel 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 | 379 |
| Number of females | 1,024 |
| Number of males | 1,150 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 345 |
| Number of married persons | 689 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 2,174 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 786 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,440 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 29 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 379 |
| Number of occupied houses | 379 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,950 |
| BWT BU | 170 |
| CRN BU | 381 |
| HAY AC | 2,732 |
| HAY TONS | 2,717 |
| OAT BU | 17,929 |
| PEA BU | 12,689 |
| POT AC | 312 |
| POT BU | 40,684 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Total area (acres) | 84,992 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,275 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,844 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,268 |
| AREA | 84,992 |
| BEING BUILT | 29 |
| BEN BU | 96 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 379 |
| FEMALE | 1,024 |
| GRA BU | 697 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 379 |
| INHABITED | 379 |
| MALE | 1,150 |
| MARRIED F | 344 |
| MARRIED M | 345 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 689 |
| POPULATION | 2,174 |
| ROOT BU | 919 |
| SINGLE F | 654 |
| SINGLE M | 786 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,440 |
| TUR BU | 99,965 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114009— 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). "Keppel, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keppel-on037009-1871/.