Smith's Falls, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Smith's Falls, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.023°W.
Population
In 1871, Smith's Falls, Village had a population of 1,150: 589 male and 561 female residents. Population density was 1145.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,137 |
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 2,087 |
| 1891 | 3,864 |
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's Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 561 |
| Number of males | 589 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 394 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,150 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 723 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 101 |
| HAY TONS | 111 |
| OAT BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 675 |
| Total area (acres) | 420 |
| WHT SP BU | 432 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 24 |
| AREA | 420 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FEMALE | 561 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 232 |
| INHABITED | 232 |
| MALE | 589 |
| MARRIED F | 196 |
| MARRIED M | 198 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 394 |
| POPULATION | 1,150 |
| ROOT BU | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 343 |
| SINGLE M | 380 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 723 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085006— 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's Falls, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-s-falls-village-on079002-1871/.