Michipicoten, Ontario (1871 census)
Michipicoten was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 228. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.274°N, 84.975°W.
Population
In 1871, Michipicoten had a population of 228: 113 male and 115 female residents. Population density was 0.0 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (16.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (5.4% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Michipicoten, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Michipicoten shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 54 |
| Number of females | 115 |
| Number of males | 113 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 38 |
| Number of married persons | 79 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 228 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 56 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 75 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 131 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 48 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 7 |
| HAY TONS | 7 |
| OAT BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 240 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,312,960 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 4,312,960 |
| CD | 90 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 54 |
| FEMALE | 115 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 54 |
| INHABITED | 6 |
| MALE | 113 |
| MARRIED F | 41 |
| MARRIED M | 38 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 79 |
| POPULATION | 228 |
| SHANTIES | 48 |
| SINGLE F | 56 |
| SINGLE M | 75 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 131 |
| TUR BU | 152 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090002— 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). "Michipicoten, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/michipicoten-on090002-1871/.