Oxford E, Ontario (1871 census)
Oxford E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.090°N, 80.666°W.
Population
In 1871, Oxford E had a population of 2,610: 1,329 male and 1,281 female residents. Population density was 44.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,210 |
| 1861 | 2,731 |
| 1871 | 2,610 |
| 1881 | 2,313 |
| 1891 | 2,155 |
| 1901 | 2,057 |
| 1911 | 2,042 |
| 1921 | 1,937 |
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, Oxford E 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 | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,281 |
| Number of males | 1,329 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 850 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 807 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,681 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 482 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 45,214 |
| BWT BU | 362 |
| CRN BU | 7,781 |
| HAY AC | 4,258 |
| HAY TONS | 5,388 |
| OAT BU | 61,884 |
| PEA BU | 30,429 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 24,261 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,767 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,834 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,414 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,133 |
| AREA | 34,767 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 156 |
| CD | 13 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 487 |
| FEMALE | 1,281 |
| GRA BU | 564 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 482 |
| INHABITED | 482 |
| MALE | 1,329 |
| MARRIED F | 429 |
| MARRIED M | 421 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 850 |
| POPULATION | 2,610 |
| ROOT BU | 17,832 |
| SINGLE F | 807 |
| SINGLE M | 874 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,681 |
| TUR BU | 37,692 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134007— 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). "Oxford E, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-e-on013004-1871/.