Nottawasaga, Ontario (1871 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,704. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.384°N, 80.165°W.
Population
In 1871, Nottawasaga had a population of 6,704: 3,490 male and 3,214 female residents. Population density was 42.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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 Stayner, Village, 1881 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,155 |
| Number of females | 3,214 |
| Number of males | 3,490 |
| Number of married females | 878 |
| Number of married males | 878 |
| Number of married persons | 1,756 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 172 |
| Total population | 6,704 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,223 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,553 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,776 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 24,837 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 390 |
| HAY AC | 7,140 |
| HAY TONS | 8,339 |
| OAT BU | 77,681 |
| PEA BU | 34,524 |
| POT AC | 727 |
| POT BU | 83,075 |
| Total area (acres) | 99,552 |
| WHT SP BU | 155,559 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18,644 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13,117 |
| AREA | 99,552 |
| BEING BUILT | 22 |
| BEN BU | 215 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,155 |
| FEMALE | 3,214 |
| GRA BU | 172 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,136 |
| INHABITED | 1,134 |
| MALE | 3,490 |
| MARRIED F | 878 |
| MARRIED M | 878 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,756 |
| POPULATION | 6,704 |
| ROOT BU | 5,327 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 2,223 |
| SINGLE M | 2,553 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,776 |
| TUR BU | 27,707 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 113 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 172 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on042001-1871/.