McGillivray, Ontario (1871 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,658. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1871, McGillivray had a population of 4,658: 2,429 male and 2,229 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ailsa Craig, VL, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, McGillivray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,658 total population, 2,429 males, 2,229 females, 1,402 married persons, 816 families, 701 married females, 701 married males, 106 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,150 single persons under 18, 1,693 single males under 18, 1,457 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 796 occupied houses, 794 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,016 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on008005-1871/.