King, Ontario (1871 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.976°N, 79.598°W.
Population
In 1871, King had a population of 7,482: 3,863 male and 3,619 female residents. Population density was 49.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained King, 1881 (87.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, King 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 | 1,315 |
| Number of females | 3,619 |
| Number of males | 3,863 |
| Number of married females | 1,138 |
| Number of married males | 1,139 |
| Number of married persons | 2,277 |
| Number of widowed females | 144 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| Number of widowed persons | 223 |
| Total population | 7,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,645 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,982 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,278 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 74 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 121,553 |
| BWT BU | 138 |
| CRN BU | 489 |
| HAY AC | 7,681 |
| HAY TONS | 9,992 |
| OAT BU | 145,990 |
| PEA BU | 70,128 |
| POT AC | 735 |
| POT BU | 76,347 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 90,160 |
| WHT SP BU | 54,697 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75,342 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,533 |
| AREA | 90,160 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,315 |
| FEMALE | 3,619 |
| GRA BU | 3,219 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,309 |
| INHABITED | 1,278 |
| MALE | 3,863 |
| MARRIED F | 1,138 |
| MARRIED M | 1,139 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,277 |
| POPULATION | 7,482 |
| ROOT BU | 23,054 |
| SHANTIES | 31 |
| SINGLE F | 2,337 |
| SINGLE M | 2,645 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,982 |
| TUR BU | 157,289 |
| UNINHABITED | 74 |
| WIDOWED F | 144 |
| WIDOWED M | 79 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(Ontario)
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). "King, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on043001-1871/.