Osgoode, Ontario (1871 census)
Osgoode was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,267. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 75.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Osgoode had a population of 4,267: 2,186 male and 2,081 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,050 |
| 1861 | 4,332 |
| 1871 | 4,267 |
| 1881 | 4,753 |
| 1891 | 4,858 |
| 1901 | 4,818 |
| 1911 | 4,598 |
| 1921 | 4,686 |
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, Osgoode 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 | 699 |
| Number of females | 2,081 |
| Number of males | 2,186 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,189 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| Total population | 4,267 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,394 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,545 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,939 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 698 |
| Number of occupied houses | 698 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,107 |
| BWT BU | 1,065 |
| CRN BU | 4,649 |
| HAY AC | 7,662 |
| HAY TONS | 5,980 |
| OAT BU | 101,454 |
| PEA BU | 10,264 |
| POT AC | 975 |
| POT BU | 111,361 |
| RYE BU | 2,930 |
| Total area (acres) | 93,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,155 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,796 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,633 |
| AREA | 93,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 20 |
| BEN BU | 607 |
| CD | 76 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 699 |
| FEMALE | 2,081 |
| GRA BU | 114 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 698 |
| INHABITED | 698 |
| MALE | 2,186 |
| MARRIED F | 593 |
| MARRIED M | 596 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,189 |
| POPULATION | 4,267 |
| ROOT BU | 5,367 |
| SINGLE F | 1,394 |
| SINGLE M | 1,545 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,939 |
| TUR BU | 1,748 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 94 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105009— 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). "Osgoode, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osgoode-on076007-1871/.