Oakland, Ontario (1871 census)
Oakland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,104. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.045°N, 80.338°W.
Population
In 1871, Oakland had a population of 1,104: 568 male and 536 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 840 |
| 1861 | 1,087 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 745 |
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 889 |
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, Oakland 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 | 204 |
| Number of females | 536 |
| Number of males | 568 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 363 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,104 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 704 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 204 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,863 |
| BWT BU | 1,803 |
| CRN BU | 10,516 |
| HAY AC | 1,283 |
| HAY TONS | 1,806 |
| OAT BU | 14,409 |
| PEA BU | 3,447 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 16,608 |
| RYE BU | 281 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,016 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,250 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,467 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,530 |
| AREA | 11,016 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 105 |
| CD | 15 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FEMALE | 536 |
| GRA BU | 387 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 204 |
| INHABITED | 204 |
| MALE | 568 |
| MARRIED F | 182 |
| MARRIED M | 181 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 363 |
| POPULATION | 1,104 |
| ROOT BU | 848 |
| SINGLE F | 326 |
| SINGLE M | 378 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 704 |
| TUR BU | 14,843 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262485
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). "Oakland, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakland-on015002-1871/.