Malden, Ontario (1871 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.071°N, 83.042°W.
Population
In 1871, Malden had a population of 1,566: 812 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 44.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden 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 | 283 |
| Number of females | 754 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 1,566 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,033 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 280 |
| Number of occupied houses | 281 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14,143 |
| BWT BU | 735 |
| CRN BU | 60,162 |
| HAY AC | 1,323 |
| HAY TONS | 1,549 |
| OAT BU | 36,889 |
| PEA BU | 764 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 14,166 |
| RYE BU | 285 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,770 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,582 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,794 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,526 |
| AREA | 21,770 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FEMALE | 754 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 281 |
| INHABITED | 280 |
| MALE | 812 |
| MARRIED F | 251 |
| MARRIED M | 253 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 504 |
| POPULATION | 1,566 |
| ROOT BU | 1,439 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 484 |
| SINGLE M | 549 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,033 |
| TUR BU | 1,435 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007— 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). "Malden, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on001001-1871/.