Moore, Ontario (1871 census)
Moore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.837°N, 82.352°W.
Population
In 1871, Moore had a population of 3,998: 2,065 male and 1,933 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,258 |
| 1861 | 2,873 |
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 5,146 |
| 1891 | 5,079 |
| 1901 | 4,795 |
| 1911 | 3,771 |
| 1921 | 3,611 |
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, Moore 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 | 746 |
| Number of females | 1,933 |
| Number of males | 2,065 |
| Number of married females | 590 |
| Number of married males | 587 |
| Number of married persons | 1,177 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 149 |
| Total population | 3,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,421 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,672 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 731 |
| Number of occupied houses | 738 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,013 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| CRN BU | 4,516 |
| HAY AC | 5,118 |
| HAY TONS | 6,056 |
| OAT BU | 107,465 |
| PEA BU | 10,520 |
| POT AC | 411 |
| POT BU | 29,547 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,850 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,501 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,074 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,389 |
| AREA | 73,850 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 261 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 746 |
| FEMALE | 1,933 |
| GRA BU | 152 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 738 |
| INHABITED | 731 |
| MALE | 2,065 |
| MARRIED F | 590 |
| MARRIED M | 587 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,177 |
| POPULATION | 3,998 |
| ROOT BU | 4,985 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 1,251 |
| SINGLE M | 1,421 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,672 |
| TUR BU | 1,606 |
| UNINHABITED | 60 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 149 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006— 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). "Moore, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moore-on004001-1871/.