Renfrew, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Renfrew, Village was a village 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, Village 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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 865 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 448 |
| OAT BU | 1,034 |
| PEA BU | 1,070 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 4,487 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,418 |
| WHT SP BU | 364 |
| WHT WTR BU | 56 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 40 |
| AREA | 2,418 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FEMALE | 419 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 149 |
| INHABITED | 149 |
| MALE | 446 |
| MARRIED F | 155 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 307 |
| POPULATION | 865 |
| ROOT BU | 413 |
| SINGLE F | 245 |
| SINGLE M | 284 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 529 |
| TUR BU | 255 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-village-on081009-1871/.