Normanby, Ontario (1871 census)
Normanby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.063°N, 80.896°W.
Population
In 1871, Normanby had a population of 5,563: 2,879 male and 2,684 female residents. Population density was 49.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 539 |
| 1861 | 3,963 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 6,140 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,630 |
| 1911 | 3,442 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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, Normanby shared boundaries with:
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 | 948 |
| Number of females | 2,684 |
| Number of males | 2,879 |
| Number of married females | 850 |
| Number of married males | 843 |
| Number of married persons | 1,693 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 5,563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,763 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,008 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,771 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 925 |
| Number of occupied houses | 925 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,948 |
| BWT BU | 84 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 4,787 |
| HAY TONS | 5,008 |
| OAT BU | 97,663 |
| PEA BU | 46,553 |
| POT AC | 649 |
| POT BU | 59,558 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,668 |
| WHT SP BU | 61,021 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,196 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,449 |
| AREA | 64,668 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 948 |
| FEMALE | 2,684 |
| GRA BU | 106 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 925 |
| INHABITED | 925 |
| MALE | 2,879 |
| MARRIED F | 850 |
| MARRIED M | 843 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,693 |
| POPULATION | 5,563 |
| ROOT BU | 3,269 |
| SINGLE F | 1,763 |
| SINGLE M | 2,008 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,771 |
| TUR BU | 79,781 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114010— 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). "Normanby, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/normanby-on036001-1871/.