Manitoulin, W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Manitoulin, W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.881°N, 82.968°W.
Population
In 1871, Manitoulin, W-O had a population of 201: 100 male and 107 female residents. Population density was 0.6 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (0.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dawson, Cockburn Island, 1881 (41.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, 1881 (56.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Manitoulin, W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 41 |
| Number of females | 107 |
| Number of males | 100 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 37 |
| Number of married persons | 70 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 201 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 59 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 123 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 41 |
| Number of occupied houses | 41 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 1,660 |
| OAT BU | 24 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 3,647 |
| Total area (acres) | 155,000 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 155,000 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 87 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| FEMALE | 107 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 41 |
| INHABITED | 41 |
| MALE | 100 |
| MARRIED F | 33 |
| MARRIED M | 37 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 70 |
| POPULATION | 207 |
| SINGLE F | 4 |
| SINGLE M | 59 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 123 |
| TUR BU | 51 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON087003— 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). "Manitoulin, W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manitoulin-w-o-on087003-1871/.