Marmora & Lake, Ontario (1871 census)
Marmora & Lake was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,699. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 77.722°W.
Population
In 1871, Marmora & Lake had a population of 1,699: 912 male and 787 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,699 |
| 1881 | 2,084 |
| 1891 | 2,176 |
| 1901 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,336 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Marmon and Lake, 1861 (70.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Marmora & Lake shared boundaries with:
- Belmont, Methuen
- Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff
- Madoc
- Rawdon
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 787 |
| Number of males | 912 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,150 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 290 |
| Number of occupied houses | 293 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 964 |
| BWT BU | 667 |
| CRN BU | 476 |
| HAY AC | 2,226 |
| HAY TONS | 1,942 |
| OAT BU | 20,540 |
| PEA BU | 9,180 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 27,894 |
| RYE BU | 1,142 |
| Total area (acres) | 137,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,572 |
| WHT WTR BU | 736 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 676 |
| AREA | 137,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 173 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FEMALE | 787 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 293 |
| INHABITED | 290 |
| MALE | 912 |
| MARRIED F | 253 |
| MARRIED M | 251 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 504 |
| POPULATION | 1,699 |
| ROOT BU | 104 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 511 |
| SINGLE M | 639 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,150 |
| TUR BU | 4,241 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4864807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmora_and_Lake
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). "Marmora & Lake, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marmora-lake-on062004-1871/.