Russell, Ontario (1871 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,339. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1871, Russell had a population of 2,339: 1,230 male and 1,109 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell 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 2,339 total population, 1,230 males, 1,109 females, 712 married persons, 404 families, 356 married females, 356 married males, 43 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,584 single persons under 18, 855 single males under 18, 729 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 404 inhabited houses, 404 occupied houses, 17 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 46,336 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(Ontario)
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). "Russell, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on076004-1871/.