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 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, VL, 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,579 total population, 1,351 males, 1,228 females, 725 married persons, 416 families, 363 married females, 362 married males, 63 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,791 single persons under 18, 969 single males under 18, 822 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 415 occupied houses, 410 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 43,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.