Logan, Ontario (1871 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.535°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1871, Logan had a population of 3,199: 1,654 male and 1,545 female residents. Population density was 34.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
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, Logan 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 | 555 |
| Number of females | 1,545 |
| Number of males | 1,654 |
| Number of married females | 493 |
| Number of married males | 497 |
| Number of married persons | 990 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 3,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,016 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,141 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 554 |
| Number of occupied houses | 554 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,692 |
| BWT BU | 110 |
| CRN BU | 162 |
| HAY AC | 4,332 |
| HAY TONS | 4,923 |
| OAT BU | 60,641 |
| PEA BU | 24,455 |
| POT AC | 369 |
| POT BU | 31,573 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,551 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,387 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,564 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,399 |
| AREA | 53,551 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 555 |
| FEMALE | 1,545 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 554 |
| INHABITED | 554 |
| MALE | 1,654 |
| MARRIED F | 493 |
| MARRIED M | 497 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 990 |
| POPULATION | 3,199 |
| ROOT BU | 8,846 |
| SINGLE F | 1,016 |
| SINGLE M | 1,125 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,141 |
| TUR BU | 21,498 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009— 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). "Logan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on030001-1871/.