Stamford, Ontario (1871 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,999. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.098°N, 79.121°W.
Population
In 1871, Stamford had a population of 2,999: 1,456 male and 1,543 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
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, Stamford shared boundaries with:
- Chippawa, Village
- Clifton, Town—Ville
- Crowland
- Grantham
- Niagara, Township
- Thorold
- Thorold, Village
- Willoughby
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,999 total population, 1,543 females, 1,456 males, 983 married persons, 575 families, 492 married females, 491 married males, 139 widowed persons, 95 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,877 single persons under 18, 956 single females under 18, 921 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 552 occupied houses, 551 inhabited houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 22,250 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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). "Stamford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on019010-1871/.