Seaforth, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Seaforth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.554°N, 81.396°W.
Population
In 1871, Seaforth, Village had a population of 1,368: 727 male and 641 female residents. Population density was 1270.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,368 |
| 1881 | 2,480 |
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, Seaforth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 641 |
| Number of males | 727 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 469 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,368 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 865 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 314 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 172 |
| HAY TONS | 196 |
| OAT BU | 1,896 |
| PEA BU | 498 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 3,106 |
| Total area (acres) | 412 |
| WHT SP BU | 370 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 53 |
| AREA | 412 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FEMALE | 641 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 263 |
| INHABITED | 263 |
| MALE | 727 |
| MARRIED F | 235 |
| MARRIED M | 234 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 469 |
| POPULATION | 1,368 |
| ROOT BU | 482 |
| SINGLE F | 379 |
| SINGLE M | 486 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 865 |
| TUR BU | 650 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON174006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Seaforth, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seaforth-village-on026009-1871/.