Saugeen, Ontario (1871 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,579. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.403°N, 81.372°W.
Population
In 1871, Saugeen had a population of 2,579: 1,351 male and 1,228 female residents. Population density was 39.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Elgin, Village, 1881 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saugeen 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 | 416 |
| Number of females | 1,228 |
| Number of males | 1,351 |
| Number of married females | 363 |
| Number of married males | 362 |
| Number of married persons | 725 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 2,579 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 822 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 969 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,791 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 410 |
| Number of occupied houses | 415 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,102 |
| BWT BU | 218 |
| CRN BU | 317 |
| HAY AC | 2,837 |
| HAY TONS | 2,827 |
| OAT BU | 34,250 |
| PEA BU | 21,505 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 28,544 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 35,956 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,725 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,151 |
| AREA | 43,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| CD | 28 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 416 |
| FEMALE | 1,228 |
| GRA BU | 120 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 415 |
| INHABITED | 410 |
| MALE | 1,351 |
| MARRIED F | 363 |
| MARRIED M | 362 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 725 |
| POPULATION | 2,579 |
| ROOT BU | 4,928 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 822 |
| SINGLE M | 969 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,791 |
| TUR BU | 44,520 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on028002-1871/.