Romney, Ontario (1871 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1871, Romney had a population of 711: 387 male and 324 female residents. Population density was 15.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
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, Romney 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 | 139 |
| Number of females | 324 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 711 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,527 |
| BWT BU | 115 |
| CRN BU | 22,580 |
| HAY AC | 751 |
| HAY TONS | 1,028 |
| OAT BU | 11,136 |
| PEA BU | 1,030 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,199 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,406 |
| WHT SP BU | 167 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,587 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 574 |
| AREA | 26,406 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 1,283 |
| CD | 2 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FEMALE | 324 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 132 |
| INHABITED | 129 |
| MALE | 387 |
| MARRIED F | 115 |
| MARRIED M | 115 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 230 |
| POPULATION | 711 |
| ROOT BU | 703 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 198 |
| SINGLE M | 264 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 462 |
| TUR BU | 1,222 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004— 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). "Romney, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on002001-1871/.