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 density was 40.4 people per square mile.
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, Village, 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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 816 |
| Number of females | 2,229 |
| Number of males | 2,429 |
| Number of married females | 701 |
| Number of married males | 701 |
| Number of married persons | 1,402 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| Total population | 4,658 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,693 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,150 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 794 |
| Number of occupied houses | 796 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50,687 |
| BWT BU | 217 |
| CRN BU | 1,364 |
| HAY AC | 4,497 |
| HAY TONS | 4,676 |
| OAT BU | 105,933 |
| PEA BU | 43,027 |
| POT AC | 414 |
| POT BU | 36,344 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,016 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,236 |
| WHT WTR BU | 43,008 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,191 |
| AREA | 64,016 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 452 |
| CD | 8 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 816 |
| FEMALE | 2,229 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 796 |
| INHABITED | 794 |
| MALE | 2,429 |
| MARRIED F | 701 |
| MARRIED M | 701 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,402 |
| POPULATION | 4,658 |
| ROOT BU | 6,054 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,457 |
| SINGLE M | 1,693 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,150 |
| TUR BU | 4,694 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 106 |
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/.