Manvers, Ontario (1871 census)
Manvers was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 78.644°W.
Population
In 1871, Manvers had a population of 4,114: 2,107 male and 2,007 female residents. Population density was 34.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,568 |
| 1861 | 4,205 |
| 1871 | 4,114 |
| 1881 | 3,976 |
| 1891 | 4,047 |
| 1901 | 3,357 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
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, Manvers 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 | 720 |
| Number of females | 2,007 |
| Number of males | 2,107 |
| Number of married females | 627 |
| Number of married males | 626 |
| Number of married persons | 1,253 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| Total population | 4,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,752 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 721 |
| Number of occupied houses | 721 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 25,855 |
| BWT BU | 331 |
| CRN BU | 1,064 |
| HAY AC | 4,155 |
| HAY TONS | 4,671 |
| OAT BU | 84,321 |
| PEA BU | 24,403 |
| POT AC | 729 |
| POT BU | 84,367 |
| RYE BU | 6,182 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 40,040 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,596 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,680 |
| AREA | 71,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| CD | 51 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 720 |
| FEMALE | 2,007 |
| GRA BU | 886 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 721 |
| INHABITED | 721 |
| MALE | 2,107 |
| MARRIED F | 627 |
| MARRIED M | 626 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,253 |
| POPULATION | 4,114 |
| ROOT BU | 5,544 |
| SINGLE F | 1,303 |
| SINGLE M | 1,449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,752 |
| TUR BU | 97,320 |
| UNINHABITED | 52 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108006— 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). "Manvers, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manvers-on051004-1871/.