Melancthon, Ontario (1871 census)
Melancthon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.147°N, 80.290°W.
Population
In 1871, Melancthon had a population of 2,043: 1,070 male and 973 female residents. Population density was 15.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 2,043 |
| 1881 | 3,099 |
| 1891 | 3,822 |
| 1901 | 3,831 |
| 1911 | 3,080 |
| 1921 | 2,804 |
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 Shelburne, Village, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Melancthon 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 | 360 |
| Number of females | 973 |
| Number of males | 1,070 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 616 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,043 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,379 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 357 |
| Number of occupied houses | 357 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,691 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 2,820 |
| HAY TONS | 2,926 |
| OAT BU | 58,422 |
| PEA BU | 11,157 |
| POT AC | 284 |
| POT BU | 30,749 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,393 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,544 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,819 |
| AREA | 68,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 22 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 360 |
| FEMALE | 973 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 357 |
| INHABITED | 357 |
| MALE | 1,070 |
| MARRIED F | 307 |
| MARRIED M | 309 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 616 |
| POPULATION | 2,043 |
| ROOT BU | 1,191 |
| SINGLE F | 638 |
| SINGLE M | 741 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,379 |
| TUR BU | 45,012 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106004— 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). "Melancthon, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/melancthon-on036004-1871/.