Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Renfrew, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 865. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2143987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.477°N, 76.691°W.
Population
In 1871, Renfrew, T-V had a population of 865: 446 male and 419 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 865 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 2,611 |
| 1901 | 3,153 |
| 1911 | 3,846 |
| 1921 | 4,906 |
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, Renfrew, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 865 total population, 446 males, 419 females, 307 married persons, 175 families, 155 married females, 152 married males, 29 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 529 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 149 inhabited houses, 149 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 2,418 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2143987
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_(Ontario)
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). "Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-t-v-on081009-1871/.