Pelee Island, Ontario (1871 census)
Pelee Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 150. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7161269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 41.776°N, 82.658°W.
Population
In 1871, Pelee Island had a population of 150: 84 male and 66 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | — |
| 1871 | 150 |
| 1881 | 361 |
| 1891 | 605 |
| 1901 | 669 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 150 total population, 84 males, 66 females, 48 married persons, 31 families, 24 married females, 24 married males, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 0 widowed persons. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 96 single persons under 18, 57 single males under 18, 39 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 30 inhabited houses, 30 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 10,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7161269
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). "Pelee Island, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelee-island-on001007-1871/.