Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Newcastle, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.910°N, 78.589°W.
Population
In 1871, Newcastle, Village had a population of 1,109: 571 male and 538 female residents. Population density was 349.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
| 1881 | 1,060 |
| 1891 | 787 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 655 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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, Newcastle, Village 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 | 219 |
| Number of females | 538 |
| Number of males | 571 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,109 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 219 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,649 |
| BWT BU | 250 |
| CRN BU | 441 |
| HAY AC | 359 |
| HAY TONS | 355 |
| OAT BU | 4,542 |
| PEA BU | 2,632 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 6,439 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,547 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 516 |
| AREA | 2,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 50 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 219 |
| FEMALE | 538 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 219 |
| INHABITED | 219 |
| MALE | 571 |
| MARRIED F | 182 |
| MARRIED M | 180 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 362 |
| POPULATION | 1,109 |
| ROOT BU | 1,440 |
| SINGLE F | 323 |
| SINGLE M | 376 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 699 |
| TUR BU | 18,374 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108010— 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). "Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newcastle-village-on050005-1871/.