Kingston, Ontario (1871 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,101. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston had a population of 4,101: 2,030 male and 2,071 female residents. Population density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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 contained Asylum, Nunnery, &c, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- Ernestown
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Loughborough
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Portsmouth, Village
- Storrington
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 | 768 |
| Number of females | 2,071 |
| Number of males | 2,030 |
| Number of married females | 651 |
| Number of married males | 651 |
| Number of married persons | 1,302 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 171 |
| Total population | 4,101 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,320 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,628 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 763 |
| Number of occupied houses | 763 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 45,510 |
| BWT BU | 1,836 |
| CRN BU | 2,345 |
| HAY AC | 7,934 |
| HAY TONS | 6,152 |
| OAT BU | 42,348 |
| PEA BU | 23,345 |
| POT AC | 815 |
| POT BU | 68,532 |
| RYE BU | 4,331 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,756 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,516 |
| WHT WTR BU | 886 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,128 |
| AREA | 55,756 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 184 |
| CD | 65 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 768 |
| FEMALE | 2,071 |
| GRA BU | 1,144 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 763 |
| INHABITED | 763 |
| MALE | 2,030 |
| MARRIED F | 651 |
| MARRIED M | 651 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,302 |
| POPULATION | 4,101 |
| ROOT BU | 7,002 |
| SINGLE F | 1,308 |
| SINGLE M | 1,320 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,628 |
| TUR BU | 4,018 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 112 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 171 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on065001-1871/.