Matilda, Ontario (1871 census)
Matilda was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,767. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.916°N, 75.348°W.
Population
In 1871, Matilda had a population of 4,767: 2,400 male and 2,367 female residents. Population density was 45.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,198 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 4,767 |
| 1881 | 4,692 |
| 1891 | 4,138 |
| 1901 | 4,016 |
| 1911 | 3,664 |
| 1921 | 3,293 |
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, Matilda 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 | 814 |
| Number of females | 2,367 |
| Number of males | 2,400 |
| Number of married females | 734 |
| Number of married males | 734 |
| Number of married persons | 1,468 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 141 |
| Total population | 4,767 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,158 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 794 |
| Number of occupied houses | 794 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 58,169 |
| BWT BU | 1,907 |
| CRN BU | 4,950 |
| HAY AC | 7,319 |
| HAY TONS | 6,295 |
| OAT BU | 91,007 |
| PEA BU | 5,146 |
| POT AC | 789 |
| POT BU | 83,680 |
| RYE BU | 325 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,996 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,138 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,824 |
| AREA | 63,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 275 |
| CD | 71 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 814 |
| FEMALE | 2,367 |
| GRA BU | 578 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 794 |
| INHABITED | 794 |
| MALE | 2,400 |
| MARRIED F | 734 |
| MARRIED M | 734 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,468 |
| POPULATION | 4,767 |
| ROOT BU | 2,388 |
| SINGLE F | 1,541 |
| SINGLE M | 1,617 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,158 |
| TUR BU | 14 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 49 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107001— 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). "Matilda, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matilda-on071001-1871/.