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 density was 21.3 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 360 |
| Number of females | 1,104 |
| Number of males | 1,156 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 600 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| Total population | 2,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 829 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,590 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 359 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,609 |
| BWT BU | 1,847 |
| CRN BU | 1,303 |
| HAY AC | 3,346 |
| HAY TONS | 3,003 |
| OAT BU | 41,835 |
| PEA BU | 4,892 |
| POT AC | 629 |
| POT BU | 62,336 |
| RYE BU | 588 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,218 |
| WHT WTR BU | 145 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,303 |
| AREA | 65,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 233 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 360 |
| FEMALE | 1,104 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 359 |
| INHABITED | 359 |
| MALE | 1,156 |
| MARRIED F | 300 |
| MARRIED M | 300 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 600 |
| POPULATION | 2,260 |
| ROOT BU | 1,384 |
| SINGLE F | 761 |
| SINGLE M | 829 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,590 |
| TUR BU | 1,084 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 70 |
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/.