Southwold, Ontario (1871 census)
Southwold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7571481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.746°N, 81.315°W.
Population
In 1871, Southwold had a population of 5,559: 2,869 male and 2,690 female residents. Population density was 43.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,063 |
| 1861 | 5,467 |
| 1871 | 5,559 |
| 1881 | 5,206 |
| 1891 | 4,766 |
| 1901 | 4,338 |
| 1911 | 3,933 |
| 1921 | 3,642 |
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, Southwold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 993 |
| Number of females | 2,690 |
| Number of males | 2,869 |
| Number of married females | 848 |
| Number of married males | 852 |
| Number of married persons | 1,700 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 75 |
| Number of widowed persons | 207 |
| Total population | 5,559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,710 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,942 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,652 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 993 |
| Number of occupied houses | 993 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 62,638 |
| BWT BU | 927 |
| CRN BU | 25,638 |
| HAY AC | 7,702 |
| HAY TONS | 10,057 |
| OAT BU | 121,686 |
| PEA BU | 35,705 |
| POT AC | 523 |
| POT BU | 47,155 |
| Total area (acres) | 80,579 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,081 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60,431 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,082 |
| AREA | 80,579 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| CD | 5 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 993 |
| FEMALE | 2,690 |
| GRA BU | 1,966 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 993 |
| INHABITED | 993 |
| MALE | 2,869 |
| MARRIED F | 848 |
| MARRIED M | 852 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,700 |
| POPULATION | 5,559 |
| ROOT BU | 6,714 |
| SINGLE F | 1,710 |
| SINGLE M | 1,942 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,652 |
| TUR BU | 3,483 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 132 |
| WIDOWED M | 75 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 207 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7571481
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwold,_Ontario
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). "Southwold, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southwold-on005003-1871/.