Metcalfe, Ontario (1871 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,449. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1871, Metcalfe had a population of 2,449: 1,293 male and 1,156 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe 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 | 438 |
| Number of females | 1,156 |
| Number of males | 1,293 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 711 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,449 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 894 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,655 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 438 |
| Number of occupied houses | 438 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14,424 |
| BWT BU | 261 |
| CRN BU | 1,840 |
| HAY AC | 3,074 |
| HAY TONS | 3,444 |
| OAT BU | 48,095 |
| PEA BU | 15,169 |
| POT AC | 264 |
| POT BU | 18,691 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,786 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,215 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,194 |
| AREA | 36,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 93 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 438 |
| FEMALE | 1,156 |
| GRA BU | 264 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 438 |
| INHABITED | 438 |
| MALE | 1,293 |
| MARRIED F | 346 |
| MARRIED M | 365 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 711 |
| POPULATION | 2,449 |
| ROOT BU | 2,037 |
| SINGLE F | 761 |
| SINGLE M | 894 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,655 |
| TUR BU | 24,889 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on007004-1871/.