Stafford, Ontario (1871 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 798. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 77.065°W.
Population
In 1871, Stafford had a population of 798: 387 male and 411 female residents. Population density was 21.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 411 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 798 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 1,409 |
| HAY TONS | 962 |
| OAT BU | 10,450 |
| PEA BU | 2,302 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 9,904 |
| RYE BU | 799 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,650 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,013 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,453 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 773 |
| AREA | 21,650 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FEMALE | 411 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 134 |
| INHABITED | 134 |
| MALE | 387 |
| MARRIED F | 122 |
| MARRIED M | 123 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 245 |
| POPULATION | 798 |
| ROOT BU | 37 |
| SINGLE F | 278 |
| SINGLE M | 256 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 534 |
| TUR BU | 644 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on082006-1871/.