Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1871 census)
Owen Sound, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,369. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1871, Owen Sound, C had a population of 3,369: 1,705 male and 1,664 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
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, Owen Sound, C 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 3,369 total population, 1,705 males, 1,664 females, 1,061 married persons, 629 families, 534 married males, 527 married females, 106 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,202 single persons under 18, 1,141 single males under 18, 1,061 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 625 inhabited houses, 625 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 6,120 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew McCauley | 1850–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, C, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-c-on037007-1871/.