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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262856. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,795 |
| 1871 | 3,428 |
| 1881 | 3,301 |
| 1891 | 3,045 |
| 1901 | 2,944 |
| 1911 | 2,981 |
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, C
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,428 total population, 1,769 males, 1,659 females, 1,041 married persons, 614 families, 521 married males, 520 married females, 100 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,287 single persons under 18, 1,218 single males under 18, 1,069 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 614 inhabited houses, 614 occupied houses, 43 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 62,420 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262856
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/.