Plympton, Ontario (1871 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.012°N, 82.107°W.
Population
In 1871, Plympton had a population of 5,259: 2,722 male and 2,537 female residents. Population density was 39.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,511 |
| 1861 | 3,287 |
| 1871 | 5,259 |
| 1881 | 4,495 |
| 1891 | 3,929 |
| 1901 | 3,621 |
| 1911 | 3,206 |
| 1921 | 2,829 |
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 Wyoming, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Plympton 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 | 961 |
| Number of females | 2,537 |
| Number of males | 2,722 |
| Number of married females | 822 |
| Number of married males | 821 |
| Number of married persons | 1,643 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| Total population | 5,259 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,624 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,849 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,473 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 956 |
| Number of occupied houses | 956 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 36,620 |
| BWT BU | 315 |
| CRN BU | 5,157 |
| HAY AC | 6,074 |
| HAY TONS | 6,475 |
| OAT BU | 109,338 |
| PEA BU | 27,013 |
| POT AC | 599 |
| POT BU | 40,576 |
| RYE BU | 157 |
| Total area (acres) | 78,230 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,184 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17,967 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,180 |
| AREA | 78,230 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 961 |
| FEMALE | 2,537 |
| GRA BU | 350 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 956 |
| INHABITED | 956 |
| MALE | 2,722 |
| MARRIED F | 822 |
| MARRIED M | 821 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,643 |
| POPULATION | 5,259 |
| ROOT BU | 5,329 |
| SINGLE F | 1,624 |
| SINGLE M | 1,849 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,473 |
| TUR BU | 4,218 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 91 |
| WIDOWED M | 52 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262605
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). "Plympton, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plympton-on004008-1871/.