Maidstone, Ontario (1871 census)
Maidstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.243°N, 82.798°W.
Population
In 1871, Maidstone had a population of 2,055: 1,107 male and 948 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,167 |
| 1861 | 1,652 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 3,127 |
| 1901 | 3,117 |
| 1911 | 2,788 |
| 1921 | 2,432 |
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, Maidstone 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 | 386 |
| Number of females | 948 |
| Number of males | 1,107 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 333 |
| Number of married persons | 662 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 2,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 744 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,333 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 384 |
| Number of occupied houses | 386 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,111 |
| BWT BU | 1,568 |
| CRN BU | 55,720 |
| HAY AC | 2,022 |
| HAY TONS | 2,391 |
| OAT BU | 41,599 |
| PEA BU | 808 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 15,207 |
| RYE BU | 614 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,454 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,368 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,856 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 883 |
| AREA | 48,454 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 386 |
| FEMALE | 948 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 386 |
| INHABITED | 384 |
| MALE | 1,107 |
| MARRIED F | 329 |
| MARRIED M | 333 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 662 |
| POPULATION | 2,055 |
| ROOT BU | 1,323 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 589 |
| SINGLE M | 744 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,333 |
| TUR BU | 1,095 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262130
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). "Maidstone, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maidstone-on001012-1871/.