Rochester, Ontario (1871 census)
Rochester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 82.656°W.
Population
In 1871, Rochester had a population of 2,152: 1,137 male and 1,015 female residents. Population density was 37.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 788 |
| 1861 | 1,349 |
| 1871 | 2,152 |
| 1881 | 2,483 |
| 1891 | 2,806 |
| 1901 | 2,625 |
| 1911 | 2,231 |
| 1921 | 2,082 |
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 Belle River, Village, 1881 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rochester shared boundaries with:
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 | 360 |
| Number of females | 1,015 |
| Number of males | 1,137 |
| Number of married females | 342 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of married persons | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 2,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,426 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 358 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,168 |
| BWT BU | 1,315 |
| CRN BU | 35,222 |
| HAY AC | 1,450 |
| HAY TONS | 1,866 |
| OAT BU | 38,523 |
| PEA BU | 1,461 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 15,556 |
| RYE BU | 524 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,910 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,290 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,907 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 872 |
| AREA | 35,910 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 360 |
| FEMALE | 1,015 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 358 |
| INHABITED | 358 |
| MALE | 1,137 |
| MARRIED F | 342 |
| MARRIED M | 342 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 684 |
| POPULATION | 2,152 |
| ROOT BU | 313 |
| SINGLE F | 652 |
| SINGLE M | 774 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,426 |
| TUR BU | 1,338 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262708
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). "Rochester, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rochester-on001013-1871/.