Peel, Ontario (1871 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1871, Peel had a population of 5,744: 3,016 male and 2,728 female residents. Population density was 45.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Drayton, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Peel 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 | 1,009 |
| Number of females | 2,728 |
| Number of males | 3,016 |
| Number of married females | 887 |
| Number of married males | 884 |
| Number of married persons | 1,771 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| Total population | 5,744 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,100 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,837 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,003 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,003 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 55,449 |
| BWT BU | 77 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 8,931 |
| HAY TONS | 9,670 |
| OAT BU | 110,370 |
| PEA BU | 57,465 |
| POT AC | 1,115 |
| POT BU | 61,325 |
| RYE BU | 130 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,890 |
| WHT SP BU | 69,799 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,482 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14,689 |
| AREA | 74,890 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 35 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,009 |
| FEMALE | 2,728 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,003 |
| INHABITED | 1,003 |
| MALE | 3,016 |
| MARRIED F | 887 |
| MARRIED M | 884 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,771 |
| POPULATION | 5,744 |
| ROOT BU | 10,672 |
| SINGLE F | 1,737 |
| SINGLE M | 2,100 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,837 |
| TUR BU | 221,475 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 104 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— 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). "Peel, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on035002-1871/.