Pelham, Ontario (1871 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,515. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1871, Pelham had a population of 2,515: 1,252 male and 1,263 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham 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 | 514 |
| Number of females | 1,263 |
| Number of males | 1,252 |
| Number of married females | 458 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 917 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 2,515 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 769 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,406 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 491 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,335 |
| BWT BU | 1,517 |
| CRN BU | 27,686 |
| HAY AC | 5,052 |
| HAY TONS | 4,930 |
| OAT BU | 35,418 |
| PEA BU | 4,335 |
| POT AC | 484 |
| POT BU | 44,322 |
| RYE BU | 158 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,580 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,669 |
| WHT WTR BU | 31,367 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,867 |
| AREA | 29,580 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 275 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 514 |
| FEMALE | 1,263 |
| GRA BU | 844 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 491 |
| INHABITED | 491 |
| MALE | 1,252 |
| MARRIED F | 458 |
| MARRIED M | 459 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 917 |
| POPULATION | 2,515 |
| ROOT BU | 2,082 |
| SINGLE F | 637 |
| SINGLE M | 769 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,406 |
| TUR BU | 1,996 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(Ontario)
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). "Pelham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on018006-1871/.