Mississaga, Ontario (1871 census)
Mississaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.902°N, 83.020°W.
Population
In 1871, Mississaga had a population of 213: 129 male and 84 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 (9.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mississagua River, 1881 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lefroy, 1881 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mississaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 53 |
| Number of females | 84 |
| Number of males | 129 |
| Number of married females | 32 |
| Number of married males | 40 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 213 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 38 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 82 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 120 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 38 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 53 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| OAT BU | 80 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 412 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,958,000 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 1,958,000 |
| CD | 88 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 53 |
| FEMALE | 84 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 53 |
| INHABITED | 15 |
| MALE | 129 |
| MARRIED F | 32 |
| MARRIED M | 40 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 72 |
| POPULATION | 213 |
| SHANTIES | 38 |
| SINGLE F | 38 |
| SINGLE M | 82 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 120 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088003— 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). "Mississaga, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mississaga-on088003-1871/.