Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1871 census)
Palmerston & Canonto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.040°N, 76.813°W.
Population
In 1871, Palmerston & Canonto had a population of 546: 290 male and 256 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 546 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,133 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Palmerston, 1861 (48.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Palmerston & Canonto shared boundaries with:
- Bagot & Blithefield
- Brougham
- Clarendon & Miller
- Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant
- Matawatchan, Griffith
- Olden
- Oso
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 546 total population, 290 males, 256 females, 153 married persons, 86 families, 78 married females, 75 married males, 6 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 387 single persons under 18, 212 single males under 18, 175 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 84 inhabited houses, 84 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 123,051 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043013— 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). "Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-canonto-on064014-1871/.