Niagara, Ontario (1871 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.199°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1871, Niagara had a population of 2,093: 1,028 male and 1,065 female residents. Population density was 51.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,093 |
| 1881 | 2,004 |
| 1891 | 1,845 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 2,152 |
| 1921 | 3,041 |
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, Niagara shared boundaries with:
- Grantham
- Niagara, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Niagara, East Ward—Quartier
- Niagara, West Ward—Quartier
- Stamford
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 1,065 |
| Number of males | 1,028 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 597 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 2,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,398 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,451 |
| BWT BU | 958 |
| CRN BU | 54,468 |
| HAY AC | 4,276 |
| HAY TONS | 4,386 |
| OAT BU | 35,801 |
| PEA BU | 2,697 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 28,705 |
| RYE BU | 213 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,959 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23,624 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,589 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| CD | 20 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FEMALE | 1,065 |
| GRA BU | 305 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 362 |
| INHABITED | 359 |
| MALE | 1,028 |
| MARRIED F | 295 |
| MARRIED M | 302 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 597 |
| POPULATION | 2,093 |
| ROOT BU | 8,331 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 700 |
| SINGLE M | 698 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,398 |
| TUR BU | 12,998 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 70 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126008— 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on020001-1871/.