Osprey, Ontario (1871 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,033. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1871, Osprey had a population of 3,033: 1,567 male and 1,466 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
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, Osprey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,033 total population, 1,567 males, 1,466 females, 890 married persons, 537 families, 446 married males, 444 married females, 69 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,074 single persons under 18, 1,091 single males under 18, 983 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 535 inhabited houses, 535 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 70,677 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_Ontario
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). "Osprey, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on036008-1871/.