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 density was 25.4 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 537 |
| Number of females | 1,466 |
| Number of males | 1,567 |
| Number of married females | 444 |
| Number of married males | 446 |
| Number of married persons | 890 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 3,033 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,091 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,074 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 535 |
| Number of occupied houses | 535 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 29,572 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 3,561 |
| HAY TONS | 2,998 |
| OAT BU | 100,652 |
| PEA BU | 15,826 |
| POT AC | 343 |
| POT BU | 40,312 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,677 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,172 |
| WHT WTR BU | 536 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,720 |
| AREA | 70,677 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 537 |
| FEMALE | 1,466 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 535 |
| INHABITED | 535 |
| MALE | 1,567 |
| MARRIED F | 444 |
| MARRIED M | 446 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 890 |
| POPULATION | 3,033 |
| ROOT BU | 649 |
| SINGLE F | 983 |
| SINGLE M | 1,091 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,074 |
| TUR BU | 22,459 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
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/.