Oxford, Ontario (1871 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.952°N, 75.677°W.
Population
In 1871, Oxford had a population of 4,051: 2,032 male and 2,019 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,496 |
| 1861 | 4,467 |
| 1871 | 4,051 |
| 1881 | 3,785 |
| 1891 | 3,307 |
| 1901 | 2,920 |
| 1911 | 2,503 |
| 1921 | 2,381 |
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 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 | 714 |
| Number of females | 2,019 |
| Number of males | 2,032 |
| Number of married females | 607 |
| Number of married males | 607 |
| Number of married persons | 1,214 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| Total population | 4,051 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,329 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,713 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 707 |
| Number of occupied houses | 707 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,588 |
| BWT BU | 6,017 |
| CRN BU | 3,527 |
| HAY AC | 6,722 |
| HAY TONS | 5,542 |
| OAT BU | 62,173 |
| PEA BU | 3,133 |
| POT AC | 868 |
| POT BU | 85,986 |
| RYE BU | 4,919 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,717 |
| WHT WTR BU | 366 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,011 |
| AREA | 76,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 572 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 714 |
| FEMALE | 2,019 |
| GRA BU | 329 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 707 |
| INHABITED | 707 |
| MALE | 2,032 |
| MARRIED F | 607 |
| MARRIED M | 607 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,214 |
| POPULATION | 4,051 |
| ROOT BU | 3,674 |
| SINGLE F | 1,329 |
| SINGLE M | 1,384 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,713 |
| TUR BU | 425 |
| UNINHABITED | 38 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113004— 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-on070005-1871/.