Port Hope, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Hope, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,114. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q613870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 78.299°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Hope, T-V had a population of 5,114: 2,535 male and 2,579 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
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, Port Hope, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,114 total population, 2,579 females, 2,535 males, 1,613 married persons, 954 families, 807 married females, 806 married males, 237 widowed persons, 170 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,264 single persons under 18, 1,662 single males under 18, 1,602 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 943 inhabited houses, 943 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,415 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gummersall Anderson | 1779–1875 | died here |
| Joseph Medlicott Scriven | 1819–1886 | died here |
| Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams | 1837–1885 | born here |
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q613870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope
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). "Port Hope, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-t-v-on051002-1871/.