Smith, Ontario (1871 census)
Smith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.439°N, 78.319°W.
Population
In 1871, Smith had a population of 3,428: 1,769 male and 1,659 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,795 |
| 1871 | 3,428 |
| 1881 | 3,301 |
| 1891 | 3,045 |
| 1901 | 2,944 |
| 1911 | 2,981 |
| 1921 | 2,627 |
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, Smith shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff
- Douro
- Dummer
- Emily
- Ennismore
- Harvey
- Monaghan N
- Peterborough, Town—Ville
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 | 614 |
| Number of females | 1,659 |
| Number of males | 1,769 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 521 |
| Number of married persons | 1,041 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 3,428 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,069 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,287 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 614 |
| Number of occupied houses | 614 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,654 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 526 |
| HAY AC | 4,936 |
| HAY TONS | 5,216 |
| OAT BU | 67,484 |
| PEA BU | 32,315 |
| POT AC | 472 |
| POT BU | 60,722 |
| RYE BU | 424 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,420 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,029 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30,004 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,679 |
| AREA | 62,420 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| CD | 56 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 614 |
| FEMALE | 1,659 |
| GRA BU | 165 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 614 |
| INHABITED | 614 |
| MALE | 1,769 |
| MARRIED F | 520 |
| MARRIED M | 521 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,041 |
| POPULATION | 3,428 |
| ROOT BU | 12,749 |
| SINGLE F | 1,069 |
| SINGLE M | 1,218 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,287 |
| TUR BU | 141,763 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 70 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138015— 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). "Smith, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-on056004-1871/.