Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay, Ontario (1871 census)
Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 77.507°W.
Population
In 1871, Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay had a population of 459: 250 male and 209 female residents.
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 Rolph and Wylie, 1861 (51.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, 1881 (70.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 459 total population, 250 males, 209 females, 130 married persons, 69 families, 67 married males, 63 married females, 10 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 319 single persons under 18, 178 single males under 18, 141 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 64 occupied houses, 62 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 164,759 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082011— 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). "Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rolph-buchanan-wylie-mckay-on082011-1871/.