Orillia, Matchedash, Ontario (1871 census)
Orillia, Matchedash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.706°N, 79.478°W.
Population
In 1871, Orillia, Matchedash had a population of 1,894: 1,016 male and 878 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 725 |
| 1861 | 1,394 |
| 1871 | 1,894 |
| 1881 | 3,097 |
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, Orillia, Matchedash 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 | 310 |
| Number of females | 878 |
| Number of males | 1,016 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 587 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 708 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,279 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 307 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,443 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| CRN BU | 609 |
| HAY AC | 2,480 |
| HAY TONS | 2,776 |
| OAT BU | 22,700 |
| PEA BU | 6,893 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 30,334 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Total area (acres) | 124,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,373 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,447 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 725 |
| AREA | 124,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 310 |
| FEMALE | 878 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 307 |
| INHABITED | 307 |
| MALE | 1,016 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 295 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 587 |
| POPULATION | 1,894 |
| ROOT BU | 2,925 |
| SINGLE F | 571 |
| SINGLE M | 708 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,279 |
| TUR BU | 35,429 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139014— 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). "Orillia, Matchedash, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-matchedash-on042011-1871/.