Macaulay, Ontario (1871 census)
Macaulay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.105°N, 79.265°W.
Population
In 1871, Macaulay had a population of 868: 476 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 13.2 people per square mile.
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 Macauley and Draper, 1861 (33.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Macaulay 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 | 168 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 476 |
| Number of married females | 157 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 314 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 868 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 168 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 449 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 94 |
| HAY AC | 249 |
| HAY TONS | 295 |
| OAT BU | 2,504 |
| PEA BU | 571 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 10,147 |
| RYE BU | 726 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,902 |
| WHT SP BU | 462 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 36 |
| AREA | 41,902 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 85 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FEMALE | 392 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 168 |
| INHABITED | 168 |
| MALE | 476 |
| MARRIED F | 157 |
| MARRIED M | 157 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 314 |
| POPULATION | 868 |
| ROOT BU | 168 |
| SINGLE F | 224 |
| SINGLE M | 310 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 534 |
| TUR BU | 14,927 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085009— 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). "Macaulay, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/macaulay-on085009-1871/.