Raleigh, Ontario (1871 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1871, Raleigh had a population of 4,081: 2,134 male and 1,947 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1871 | 4,081 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh 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 | 746 |
| Number of females | 1,947 |
| Number of males | 2,134 |
| Number of married females | 635 |
| Number of married males | 646 |
| Number of married persons | 1,281 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| Number of widowed persons | 150 |
| Total population | 4,081 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,650 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 743 |
| Number of occupied houses | 743 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 47,748 |
| BWT BU | 585 |
| CRN BU | 70,369 |
| HAY AC | 4,267 |
| HAY TONS | 5,422 |
| OAT BU | 70,994 |
| PEA BU | 4,380 |
| POT AC | 361 |
| POT BU | 28,701 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,480 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42,295 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,134 |
| AREA | 73,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 1,706 |
| CD | 2 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 746 |
| FEMALE | 1,947 |
| GRA BU | 943 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 743 |
| INHABITED | 743 |
| MALE | 2,134 |
| MARRIED F | 635 |
| MARRIED M | 646 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,281 |
| POPULATION | 4,081 |
| ROOT BU | 4,372 |
| SINGLE F | 1,222 |
| SINGLE M | 1,428 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,650 |
| TUR BU | 961 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 90 |
| WIDOWED M | 60 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on002003-1871/.