Norwich N, Ontario (1871 census)
Norwich N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.995°N, 80.643°W.
Population
In 1871, Norwich N had a population of 3,324: 1,696 male and 1,628 female residents. Population density was 54.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,434 |
| 1871 | 3,324 |
| 1881 | 2,632 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1901 | 2,345 |
| 1911 | 2,224 |
| 1921 | 2,119 |
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 Norwich, Village, 1881 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Norwich N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 624 |
| Number of females | 1,628 |
| Number of males | 1,696 |
| Number of married females | 582 |
| Number of married males | 574 |
| Number of married persons | 1,156 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| Total population | 3,324 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 961 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,085 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,046 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 621 |
| Number of occupied houses | 624 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 28,126 |
| BWT BU | 889 |
| CRN BU | 21,496 |
| HAY AC | 5,466 |
| HAY TONS | 7,301 |
| OAT BU | 75,397 |
| PEA BU | 19,165 |
| POT AC | 273 |
| POT BU | 25,470 |
| RYE BU | 505 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,974 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,867 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,531 |
| AREA | 36,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 240 |
| CD | 13 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 624 |
| FEMALE | 1,628 |
| GRA BU | 832 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 624 |
| INHABITED | 621 |
| MALE | 1,696 |
| MARRIED F | 582 |
| MARRIED M | 574 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,156 |
| POPULATION | 3,324 |
| ROOT BU | 9,507 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 961 |
| SINGLE M | 1,085 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,046 |
| TUR BU | 6,225 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134005— 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). "Norwich N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-n-on013003-1871/.