Osnabruck, Ontario (1871 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1871, Osnabruck had a population of 5,791: 2,927 male and 2,864 female residents. Population density was 60.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck 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 | 979 |
| Number of females | 2,864 |
| Number of males | 2,927 |
| Number of married females | 915 |
| Number of married males | 904 |
| Number of married persons | 1,819 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 178 |
| Total population | 5,791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,825 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,969 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,794 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 975 |
| Number of occupied houses | 975 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,348 |
| BWT BU | 15,576 |
| CRN BU | 11,032 |
| HAY AC | 7,691 |
| HAY TONS | 7,270 |
| OAT BU | 112,177 |
| PEA BU | 11,507 |
| POT AC | 794 |
| POT BU | 95,016 |
| RYE BU | 850 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,582 |
| WHT WTR BU | 766 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,610 |
| AREA | 69,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 402 |
| CD | 72 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 979 |
| FEMALE | 2,864 |
| GRA BU | 682 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 975 |
| INHABITED | 975 |
| MALE | 2,927 |
| MARRIED F | 915 |
| MARRIED M | 904 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,819 |
| POPULATION | 5,791 |
| ROOT BU | 4,054 |
| SINGLE F | 1,825 |
| SINGLE M | 1,969 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,794 |
| TUR BU | 142 |
| UNINHABITED | 69 |
| WIDOWED F | 124 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on072001-1871/.