Mount Forest, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Mount Forest, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.978°N, 80.734°W.
Population
In 1871, Mount Forest, Village had a population of 1,370: 687 male and 683 female residents. Population density was 1365.9 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 Arthur, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mount Forest, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 683 |
| Number of males | 687 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 432 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,370 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 893 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 298 |
| HAY AC | 84 |
| HAY TONS | 122 |
| OAT BU | 1,410 |
| PEA BU | 337 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 5,412 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 875 |
| WHT SP BU | 501 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 60 |
| AREA | 875 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 35 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 251 |
| FEMALE | 683 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 251 |
| INHABITED | 251 |
| MALE | 687 |
| MARRIED F | 217 |
| MARRIED M | 215 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 432 |
| POPULATION | 1,370 |
| ROOT BU | 615 |
| SINGLE F | 431 |
| SINGLE M | 462 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 893 |
| TUR BU | 982 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON035005— 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). "Mount Forest, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-village-on035005-1871/.