Rawdon, Ontario (1871 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1871, Rawdon had a population of 3,688: 1,913 male and 1,775 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Rawdon, 1861 (94.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 673 |
| Number of females | 1,775 |
| Number of males | 1,913 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 603 |
| Number of married persons | 1,201 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 3,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,110 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,394 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 655 |
| Number of occupied houses | 656 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 47,237 |
| BWT BU | 3,575 |
| CRN BU | 5,250 |
| HAY AC | 4,882 |
| HAY TONS | 4,580 |
| OAT BU | 47,501 |
| PEA BU | 37,182 |
| POT AC | 594 |
| POT BU | 60,532 |
| RYE BU | 17,320 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 31,508 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,596 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,246 |
| AREA | 68,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 426 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 673 |
| FEMALE | 1,775 |
| GRA BU | 374 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 656 |
| INHABITED | 655 |
| MALE | 1,913 |
| MARRIED F | 598 |
| MARRIED M | 603 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,201 |
| POPULATION | 3,688 |
| ROOT BU | 1,462 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,110 |
| SINGLE M | 1,284 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,394 |
| TUR BU | 5,811 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on062001-1871/.