Mornington, Ontario (1871 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1871, Mornington had a population of 3,808: 1,965 male and 1,843 female residents. Population density was 44.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,246 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
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 Milverton, Village, 1881 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mornington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 638 |
| Number of females | 1,843 |
| Number of males | 1,965 |
| Number of married females | 562 |
| Number of married males | 561 |
| Number of married persons | 1,123 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 3,808 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,600 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 638 |
| Number of occupied houses | 638 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,626 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 4,815 |
| HAY TONS | 5,204 |
| OAT BU | 64,495 |
| PEA BU | 30,386 |
| POT AC | 364 |
| POT BU | 33,015 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,724 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,661 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9,731 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,760 |
| AREA | 50,724 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 638 |
| FEMALE | 1,843 |
| GRA BU | 260 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 638 |
| INHABITED | 638 |
| MALE | 1,965 |
| MARRIED F | 562 |
| MARRIED M | 561 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,123 |
| POPULATION | 3,808 |
| ROOT BU | 5,646 |
| SINGLE F | 1,226 |
| SINGLE M | 1,374 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,600 |
| TUR BU | 12,004 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on030006-1871/.