Snowden, Glamorgan, Ontario (1871 census)
Snowden, Glamorgan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.900°N, 78.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Snowden, Glamorgan had a population of 399: 212 male and 187 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
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 Snowden, 1881 (48.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Glamorgan, 1881 (51.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Snowden, Glamorgan shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff
- Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C.
- Galway, Cavendish
- Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon
- Minden
- Somerville
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 | 76 |
| Number of females | 187 |
| Number of males | 212 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 127 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 399 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 262 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 73 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 123 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 496 |
| HAY TONS | 408 |
| OAT BU | 8,089 |
| PEA BU | 1,446 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 10,010 |
| RYE BU | 395 |
| Total area (acres) | 114,211 |
| WHT SP BU | 446 |
| WHT WTR BU | 409 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 83 |
| AREA | 114,211 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| FEMALE | 187 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 75 |
| INHABITED | 73 |
| MALE | 212 |
| MARRIED F | 64 |
| MARRIED M | 63 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 127 |
| POPULATION | 399 |
| ROOT BU | 248 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 118 |
| SINGLE M | 144 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 262 |
| TUR BU | 3,007 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058004— 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). "Snowden, Glamorgan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/snowden-glamorgan-on058004-1871/.