Marlborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Marlborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.066°N, 75.807°W.
Population
In 1871, Marlborough had a population of 2,260: 1,156 male and 1,104 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,053 |
| 1861 | 2,331 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,584 |
| 1911 | 1,339 |
| 1921 | 1,078 |
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, Marlborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,260 total population, 1,156 males, 1,104 females, 600 married persons, 360 families, 300 married females, 300 married males, 70 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,590 single persons under 18, 829 single males under 18, 761 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 359 inhabited houses, 359 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 65,280 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007— 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). "Marlborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marlborough-on078003-1871/.