Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1871 census)
Merrickville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 923. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1871, Merrickville, VL had a population of 923: 461 male and 462 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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, Merrickville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 923 total population, 462 females, 461 males, 294 married persons, 168 families, 149 married males, 145 married females, 35 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 594 single persons under 18, 306 single males under 18, 288 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 164 inhabited houses, 164 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134647
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). "Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-vl-on070004-1871/.