Ross, Ontario (1871 census)
Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,682. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 76.781°W.
Population
In 1871, Ross had a population of 1,682: 872 male and 810 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 708 |
| 1861 | 1,311 |
| 1871 | 1,682 |
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,402 |
| 1901 | 2,269 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,790 |
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, Ross 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 | 284 |
| Number of females | 810 |
| Number of males | 872 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 1,682 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,130 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 264 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 360 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 253 |
| HAY AC | 3,204 |
| HAY TONS | 2,496 |
| OAT BU | 25,956 |
| PEA BU | 5,415 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 18,773 |
| RYE BU | 598 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,713 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,257 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,105 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,380 |
| AREA | 54,713 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 224 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 284 |
| FEMALE | 810 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 265 |
| INHABITED | 264 |
| MALE | 872 |
| MARRIED F | 258 |
| MARRIED M | 262 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 520 |
| POPULATION | 1,682 |
| ROOT BU | 210 |
| SINGLE F | 535 |
| SINGLE M | 595 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,130 |
| TUR BU | 1,816 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262721
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). "Ross, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on082001-1871/.