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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 3,255 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 711 total population, 387 males, 324 females, 230 married persons, 139 families, 115 married females, 115 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 462 single persons under 18, 264 single males under 18, 198 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 132 occupied houses, 129 inhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 26,406 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085005— 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/.