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 density was 2.4 people per square mile.
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
- Griffith, Matawatchan
- Olden
- Oso
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 86 |
| Number of females | 256 |
| Number of males | 290 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 153 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 546 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 387 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 84 |
| Number of occupied houses | 84 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 126 |
| BWT BU | 58 |
| CRN BU | 243 |
| HAY AC | 1,529 |
| HAY TONS | 767 |
| OAT BU | 3,708 |
| PEA BU | 628 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 11,025 |
| RYE BU | 106 |
| Total area (acres) | 123,051 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,289 |
| WHT WTR BU | 79 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 303 |
| AREA | 123,051 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 86 |
| FEMALE | 256 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 84 |
| INHABITED | 84 |
| MALE | 290 |
| MARRIED F | 78 |
| MARRIED M | 75 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 153 |
| POPULATION | 546 |
| ROOT BU | 197 |
| SINGLE F | 175 |
| SINGLE M | 212 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 387 |
| TUR BU | 2,784 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
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/.