Puslinch, Ontario (1871 census)
Puslinch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,514. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q89596452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.468°N, 80.177°W.
Population
In 1871, Puslinch had a population of 4,514: 2,349 male and 2,165 female residents. Population density was 44.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,862 |
| 1861 | 4,701 |
| 1871 | 4,514 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,614 |
| 1901 | 3,045 |
| 1911 | 2,733 |
| 1921 | 2,462 |
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, Puslinch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 757 |
| Number of females | 2,165 |
| Number of males | 2,349 |
| Number of married females | 639 |
| Number of married males | 639 |
| Number of married persons | 1,278 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 174 |
| Total population | 4,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,419 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,643 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,062 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 744 |
| Number of occupied houses | 746 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 41,286 |
| BWT BU | 503 |
| CRN BU | 627 |
| HAY AC | 5,868 |
| HAY TONS | 6,513 |
| OAT BU | 93,524 |
| PEA BU | 52,422 |
| POT AC | 698 |
| POT BU | 84,490 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,990 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,056 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42,265 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,708 |
| AREA | 60,990 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| CD | 33 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 757 |
| FEMALE | 2,165 |
| GRA BU | 135 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 746 |
| INHABITED | 744 |
| MALE | 2,349 |
| MARRIED F | 639 |
| MARRIED M | 639 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,278 |
| POPULATION | 4,514 |
| ROOT BU | 14,025 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,419 |
| SINGLE M | 1,643 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,062 |
| TUR BU | 603,690 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 107 |
| WIDOWED M | 67 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 174 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q89596452
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). "Puslinch, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/puslinch-on033001-1871/.