Roxborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,353. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1871, Roxborough had a population of 3,353: 1,635 male and 1,718 female residents. Population density was 28.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1881 | 4,005 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough 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 | 550 |
| Number of females | 1,718 |
| Number of males | 1,635 |
| Number of married females | 491 |
| Number of married males | 487 |
| Number of married persons | 978 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| Total population | 3,353 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,145 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,118 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,263 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 548 |
| Number of occupied houses | 548 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,107 |
| BWT BU | 1,826 |
| CRN BU | 1,319 |
| HAY AC | 4,615 |
| HAY TONS | 3,934 |
| OAT BU | 70,882 |
| PEA BU | 6,716 |
| POT AC | 585 |
| POT BU | 59,938 |
| RYE BU | 467 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,756 |
| WHT WTR BU | 381 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,220 |
| AREA | 71,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| CD | 72 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 550 |
| FEMALE | 1,718 |
| GRA BU | 378 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 548 |
| INHABITED | 548 |
| MALE | 1,635 |
| MARRIED F | 491 |
| MARRIED M | 487 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 978 |
| POPULATION | 3,353 |
| ROOT BU | 623 |
| SINGLE F | 1,145 |
| SINGLE M | 1,118 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,263 |
| TUR BU | 632 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 82 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— 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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on072003-1871/.