Middleton, Ontario (1871 census)
Middleton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.823°N, 80.620°W.
Population
In 1871, Middleton had a population of 3,261: 1,629 male and 1,632 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,721 |
| 1861 | 2,903 |
| 1871 | 3,261 |
| 1881 | 3,514 |
| 1891 | 3,457 |
| 1901 | 2,591 |
| 1911 | 2,335 |
| 1921 | 2,057 |
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 Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Middleton 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 | 610 |
| Number of females | 1,632 |
| Number of males | 1,629 |
| Number of married females | 574 |
| Number of married males | 581 |
| Number of married persons | 1,155 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| Total population | 3,261 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,013 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,023 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,036 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 582 |
| Number of occupied houses | 591 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,099 |
| BWT BU | 2,923 |
| CRN BU | 21,397 |
| HAY AC | 3,547 |
| HAY TONS | 3,717 |
| OAT BU | 36,285 |
| PEA BU | 10,135 |
| POT AC | 416 |
| POT BU | 42,587 |
| RYE BU | 1,972 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,310 |
| WHT SP BU | 729 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23,054 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,912 |
| AREA | 46,310 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 195 |
| CD | 12 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 610 |
| FEMALE | 1,632 |
| GRA BU | 1,190 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 591 |
| INHABITED | 582 |
| MALE | 1,629 |
| MARRIED F | 574 |
| MARRIED M | 581 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,155 |
| POPULATION | 3,261 |
| ROOT BU | 3,079 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 1,013 |
| SINGLE M | 1,023 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,036 |
| TUR BU | 6,751 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131003— 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). "Middleton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/middleton-on012001-1871/.