Ramsay, Ontario (1871 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1871, Ramsay had a population of 3,218: 1,690 male and 1,528 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay shared boundaries with:
- Almonte, Town—Ville
- Beckwith
- Carleton Place, Village
- Darling
- Drummond
- Fitzroy
- Huntley
- Lanark
- Pakenham
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 | 522 |
| Number of females | 1,528 |
| Number of males | 1,690 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 473 |
| Number of married persons | 951 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 3,218 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 984 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,171 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 519 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,446 |
| BWT BU | 126 |
| CRN BU | 1,771 |
| HAY AC | 6,240 |
| HAY TONS | 5,169 |
| OAT BU | 44,149 |
| PEA BU | 18,671 |
| POT AC | 534 |
| POT BU | 41,982 |
| RYE BU | 390 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,194 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,970 |
| WHT WTR BU | 796 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,491 |
| AREA | 63,194 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 470 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 522 |
| FEMALE | 1,528 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 519 |
| INHABITED | 519 |
| MALE | 1,690 |
| MARRIED F | 478 |
| MARRIED M | 473 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 951 |
| POPULATION | 3,218 |
| ROOT BU | 7,733 |
| SINGLE F | 984 |
| SINGLE M | 1,187 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,171 |
| TUR BU | 22,308 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on080001-1871/.