Ops, Ontario (1871 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,350. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.325°N, 78.715°W.
Population
In 1871, Ops had a population of 3,350: 1,743 male and 1,607 female residents. Population density was 33.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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, Ops 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 | 566 |
| Number of females | 1,607 |
| Number of males | 1,743 |
| Number of married females | 696 |
| Number of married males | 704 |
| Number of married persons | 1,400 |
| Number of widowed females | 162 |
| Number of widowed males | 64 |
| Number of widowed persons | 226 |
| Total population | 3,350 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 749 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 975 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,724 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 564 |
| Number of occupied houses | 564 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 51,120 |
| BWT BU | 586 |
| CRN BU | 525 |
| HAY AC | 3,287 |
| HAY TONS | 3,613 |
| OAT BU | 72,000 |
| PEA BU | 28,058 |
| POT AC | 621 |
| POT BU | 71,330 |
| RYE BU | 260 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,129 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,883 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,042 |
| AREA | 61,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 347 |
| CD | 52 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 566 |
| FEMALE | 1,607 |
| GRA BU | 434 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 564 |
| INHABITED | 564 |
| MALE | 1,743 |
| MARRIED F | 696 |
| MARRIED M | 704 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,400 |
| POPULATION | 3,350 |
| ROOT BU | 10,029 |
| SINGLE F | 749 |
| SINGLE M | 975 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,724 |
| TUR BU | 54,546 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 162 |
| WIDOWED M | 64 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 226 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on052002-1871/.