March, Ontario (1871 census)
March was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,347. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 75.962°W.
Population
In 1871, March had a population of 1,347: 679 male and 668 female residents. Population density was 28.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,125 |
| 1861 | 1,454 |
| 1871 | 1,347 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,264 |
| 1901 | 1,184 |
| 1911 | 967 |
| 1921 | 894 |
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, March 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 | 217 |
| Number of females | 668 |
| Number of males | 679 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 358 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,347 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,266 |
| BWT BU | 726 |
| CRN BU | 399 |
| HAY AC | 2,164 |
| HAY TONS | 2,269 |
| OAT BU | 29,323 |
| PEA BU | 5,568 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 25,187 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,550 |
| WHT WTR BU | 897 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 597 |
| AREA | 28,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| FEMALE | 668 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 217 |
| INHABITED | 217 |
| MALE | 679 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 358 |
| POPULATION | 1,347 |
| ROOT BU | 4,492 |
| SINGLE F | 457 |
| SINGLE M | 487 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 944 |
| TUR BU | 10,265 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006— 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). "March, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/march-on078006-1871/.