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 density was 29.3 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,109 |
| Number of males | 1,230 |
| Number of married females | 356 |
| Number of married males | 356 |
| Number of married persons | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 2,339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 855 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,584 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 404 |
| Number of occupied houses | 404 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 671 |
| BWT BU | 3,017 |
| CRN BU | 1,127 |
| HAY AC | 2,304 |
| HAY TONS | 1,979 |
| OAT BU | 36,550 |
| PEA BU | 8,110 |
| POT AC | 288 |
| POT BU | 29,591 |
| RYE BU | 104 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,336 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,892 |
| WHT WTR BU | 900 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,004 |
| AREA | 46,336 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 164 |
| CD | 76 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 404 |
| FEMALE | 1,109 |
| GRA BU | 274 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 404 |
| INHABITED | 404 |
| MALE | 1,230 |
| MARRIED F | 356 |
| MARRIED M | 356 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 712 |
| POPULATION | 2,339 |
| ROOT BU | 640 |
| SINGLE F | 729 |
| SINGLE M | 855 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,584 |
| TUR BU | 912 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
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/.