Minden, Ontario (1871 census)
Minden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.995°N, 78.667°W.
Population
In 1871, Minden had a population of 797: 411 male and 386 female residents. Population density was 10.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 1,110 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,170 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Minden, Stanhope and Dysart, 1861 (34.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Minden 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 | 145 |
| Number of females | 386 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 249 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 532 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 301 |
| BWT BU | 182 |
| CRN BU | 338 |
| HAY AC | 911 |
| HAY TONS | 831 |
| OAT BU | 13,867 |
| PEA BU | 2,377 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 15,360 |
| RYE BU | 144 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,259 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,435 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 393 |
| AREA | 45,500 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FEMALE | 386 |
| GRA BU | 147 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 145 |
| INHABITED | 141 |
| MALE | 411 |
| MARRIED F | 124 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 249 |
| POPULATION | 797 |
| ROOT BU | 133 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 255 |
| SINGLE M | 277 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 532 |
| TUR BU | 8,300 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262328
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). "Minden, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minden-on058005-1871/.