Maryborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Maryborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 80.746°W.
Population
In 1871, Maryborough had a population of 4,418: 2,326 male and 2,092 female residents. Population density was 46.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 994 |
| 1861 | 3,134 |
| 1871 | 4,418 |
| 1881 | 4,551 |
| 1891 | 3,546 |
| 1901 | 3,188 |
| 1911 | 2,642 |
| 1921 | 2,349 |
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, Maryborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 743 |
| Number of females | 2,092 |
| Number of males | 2,326 |
| Number of married females | 650 |
| Number of married males | 655 |
| Number of married persons | 1,305 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 4,418 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,012 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 740 |
| Number of occupied houses | 740 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 33,471 |
| BWT BU | 117 |
| CRN BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 5,088 |
| HAY TONS | 6,056 |
| OAT BU | 79,883 |
| PEA BU | 38,767 |
| POT AC | 392 |
| POT BU | 45,330 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,344 |
| WHT SP BU | 44,942 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,507 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,218 |
| AREA | 58,344 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| CD | 35 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 743 |
| FEMALE | 2,092 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 740 |
| INHABITED | 740 |
| MALE | 2,326 |
| MARRIED F | 650 |
| MARRIED M | 655 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,305 |
| POPULATION | 4,418 |
| ROOT BU | 6,307 |
| SINGLE F | 1,375 |
| SINGLE M | 1,637 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,012 |
| TUR BU | 63,190 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262167
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). "Maryborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maryborough-on035001-1871/.