Pakenham, Ontario (1871 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1871, Pakenham had a population of 2,426: 1,241 male and 1,185 female residents. Population density was 23.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham 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 | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,185 |
| Number of males | 1,241 |
| Number of married females | 338 |
| Number of married males | 336 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 2,426 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 799 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,673 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 382 |
| Number of occupied houses | 382 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,108 |
| BWT BU | 37 |
| CRN BU | 468 |
| HAY AC | 3,559 |
| HAY TONS | 3,072 |
| OAT BU | 24,436 |
| PEA BU | 8,098 |
| POT AC | 347 |
| POT BU | 28,683 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,685 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,220 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,537 |
| AREA | 64,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 163 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 404 |
| FEMALE | 1,185 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 382 |
| INHABITED | 382 |
| MALE | 1,241 |
| MARRIED F | 338 |
| MARRIED M | 336 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 674 |
| POPULATION | 2,426 |
| ROOT BU | 6,354 |
| SINGLE F | 799 |
| SINGLE M | 874 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,673 |
| TUR BU | 8,628 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on080003-1871/.