Reach, Ontario (1871 census)
Reach was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.115°N, 79.002°W.
Population
In 1871, Reach had a population of 6,809: 3,463 male and 3,346 female residents. Population density was 60.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,897 |
| 1861 | 6,214 |
| 1871 | 6,809 |
| 1881 | 4,949 |
| 1891 | 4,190 |
| 1901 | 3,589 |
| 1911 | 3,018 |
| 1921 | 2,809 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Perry, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Reach 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 | 1,225 |
| Number of females | 3,346 |
| Number of males | 3,463 |
| Number of married females | 1,063 |
| Number of married males | 1,065 |
| Number of married persons | 2,128 |
| Number of widowed females | 147 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 223 |
| Total population | 6,809 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,458 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 94,436 |
| BWT BU | 153 |
| CRN BU | 2,286 |
| HAY AC | 5,704 |
| HAY TONS | 6,978 |
| OAT BU | 100,603 |
| PEA BU | 33,148 |
| POT AC | 660 |
| POT BU | 78,397 |
| RYE BU | 456 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 75,857 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,695 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,015 |
| AREA | 67,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 211 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,225 |
| FEMALE | 3,346 |
| GRA BU | 1,945 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,218 |
| INHABITED | 1,218 |
| MALE | 3,463 |
| MARRIED F | 1,063 |
| MARRIED M | 1,065 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,128 |
| POPULATION | 6,809 |
| ROOT BU | 9,123 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 2,136 |
| SINGLE M | 2,322 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,458 |
| TUR BU | 468,676 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 147 |
| WIDOWED M | 76 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133005— 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). "Reach, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/reach-on049002-1871/.