Oxford N, Ontario (1871 census)
Oxford N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.052°N, 80.930°W.
Population
In 1871, Oxford N had a population of 1,855: 954 male and 901 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,378 |
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 1,855 |
| 1881 | 1,645 |
| 1891 | 1,498 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 1911 | 1,261 |
| 1921 | 1,287 |
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 N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 901 |
| Number of males | 954 |
| Number of married females | 290 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 582 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| Total population | 1,855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,217 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 333 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,924 |
| BWT BU | 224 |
| CRN BU | 5,896 |
| HAY AC | 2,183 |
| HAY TONS | 2,947 |
| OAT BU | 42,927 |
| PEA BU | 16,408 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 22,490 |
| RYE BU | 160 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,976 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,596 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,312 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,626 |
| AREA | 23,976 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| CD | 13 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FEMALE | 901 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 333 |
| INHABITED | 332 |
| MALE | 954 |
| MARRIED F | 290 |
| MARRIED M | 292 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 582 |
| POPULATION | 1,855 |
| ROOT BU | 18,945 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 578 |
| SINGLE M | 639 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,217 |
| TUR BU | 12,783 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134008— 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 N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-n-on013007-1871/.