Scarborough, Ontario (1871 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1871, Scarborough had a population of 4,615: 2,412 male and 2,203 female residents. Population density was 62.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough 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 | 845 |
| Number of females | 2,203 |
| Number of males | 2,412 |
| Number of married females | 697 |
| Number of married males | 711 |
| Number of married persons | 1,408 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| Total population | 4,615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,644 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,049 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 836 |
| Number of occupied houses | 836 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 104,370 |
| BWT BU | 331 |
| CRN BU | 1,234 |
| HAY AC | 7,599 |
| HAY TONS | 9,674 |
| OAT BU | 98,068 |
| PEA BU | 41,150 |
| POT AC | 832 |
| POT BU | 74,584 |
| RYE BU | 1,598 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,862 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20,651 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,844 |
| AREA | 45,900 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| CD | 45 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 845 |
| FEMALE | 2,203 |
| GRA BU | 713 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 836 |
| INHABITED | 836 |
| MALE | 2,412 |
| MARRIED F | 697 |
| MARRIED M | 711 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,408 |
| POPULATION | 4,615 |
| ROOT BU | 56,473 |
| SINGLE F | 1,405 |
| SINGLE M | 1,644 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,049 |
| TUR BU | 158,360 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 101 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 158 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on045003-1871/.