Seymour, Ontario (1871 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1871, Seymour had a population of 4,289: 2,264 male and 2,025 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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 Campbellford, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Seymour 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 | 760 |
| Number of females | 2,025 |
| Number of males | 2,264 |
| Number of married females | 654 |
| Number of married males | 661 |
| Number of married persons | 1,315 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| Total population | 4,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,563 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,857 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 740 |
| Number of occupied houses | 740 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,528 |
| BWT BU | 360 |
| CRN BU | 638 |
| HAY AC | 5,472 |
| HAY TONS | 4,748 |
| OAT BU | 44,285 |
| PEA BU | 33,113 |
| POT AC | 425 |
| POT BU | 46,738 |
| RYE BU | 4,498 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,026 |
| WHT WTR BU | 44,070 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,839 |
| AREA | 74,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 260 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 760 |
| FEMALE | 2,025 |
| GRA BU | 515 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 740 |
| INHABITED | 740 |
| MALE | 2,264 |
| MARRIED F | 654 |
| MARRIED M | 661 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,315 |
| POPULATION | 4,289 |
| ROOT BU | 3,416 |
| SINGLE F | 1,294 |
| SINGLE M | 1,563 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,857 |
| TUR BU | 18,965 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Township
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). "Seymour, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on055007-1871/.