Otonabee, Ontario (1871 census)
Otonabee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,992. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.262°N, 78.204°W.
Population
In 1871, Otonabee had a population of 3,992: 2,069 male and 1,923 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,872 |
| 1861 | 4,261 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 4,013 |
| 1891 | 3,652 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,287 |
| 1921 | 3,023 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Otonabee, 1881 (88.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Otonabee 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 | 672 |
| Number of females | 1,923 |
| Number of males | 2,069 |
| Number of married females | 567 |
| Number of married males | 566 |
| Number of married persons | 1,133 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| Total population | 3,992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,267 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,458 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,725 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 672 |
| Number of occupied houses | 672 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,509 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 286 |
| HAY AC | 5,552 |
| HAY TONS | 5,232 |
| OAT BU | 97,944 |
| PEA BU | 45,846 |
| POT AC | 653 |
| POT BU | 79,015 |
| RYE BU | 151 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,162 |
| WHT SP BU | 44,882 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37,238 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,048 |
| AREA | 69,162 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 154 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 672 |
| FEMALE | 1,923 |
| GRA BU | 497 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 672 |
| INHABITED | 672 |
| MALE | 2,069 |
| MARRIED F | 567 |
| MARRIED M | 566 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,133 |
| POPULATION | 3,992 |
| ROOT BU | 21,815 |
| SINGLE F | 1,267 |
| SINGLE M | 1,458 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,725 |
| TUR BU | 58,874 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 134 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138014— 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). "Otonabee, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/otonabee-on057001-1871/.