Preston, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,408. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1871, Preston, Village had a population of 1,408: 710 male and 698 female residents. Population density was 1403.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 698 |
| Number of males | 710 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 451 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| Total population | 1,408 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 905 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 192 |
| CRN BU | 228 |
| HAY AC | 275 |
| HAY TONS | 424 |
| OAT BU | 2,661 |
| PEA BU | 995 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 15,018 |
| RYE BU | 251 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,855 |
| WHT SP BU | 71 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,071 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 336 |
| AREA | 1,855 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 31 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 254 |
| FEMALE | 698 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 254 |
| INHABITED | 254 |
| MALE | 710 |
| MARRIED F | 223 |
| MARRIED M | 228 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 451 |
| POPULATION | 1,408 |
| ROOT BU | 1,543 |
| SINGLE F | 434 |
| SINGLE M | 471 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 905 |
| TUR BU | 3,833 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on031006-1871/.