Percy, Ontario (1871 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,084. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.924°W.
Population
In 1871, Percy had a population of 4,084: 2,070 male and 2,014 female residents. Population density was 45.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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 Hastings, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Percy 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 | 726 |
| Number of females | 2,014 |
| Number of males | 2,070 |
| Number of married females | 659 |
| Number of married males | 657 |
| Number of married persons | 1,316 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 4,084 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,668 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 721 |
| Number of occupied houses | 721 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,822 |
| BWT BU | 2,290 |
| CRN BU | 2,106 |
| HAY AC | 4,770 |
| HAY TONS | 5,244 |
| OAT BU | 37,304 |
| PEA BU | 40,046 |
| POT AC | 512 |
| POT BU | 54,423 |
| RYE BU | 3,800 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,925 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,796 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,839 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,301 |
| AREA | 56,925 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 326 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 726 |
| FEMALE | 2,014 |
| GRA BU | 887 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 721 |
| INHABITED | 721 |
| MALE | 2,070 |
| MARRIED F | 659 |
| MARRIED M | 657 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,316 |
| POPULATION | 4,084 |
| ROOT BU | 6,018 |
| SINGLE F | 1,289 |
| SINGLE M | 1,379 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,668 |
| TUR BU | 26,594 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Township
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). "Percy, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on055006-1871/.