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 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 density was 76.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 2,140 |
| 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
- Thorold
- Thorold, Town—Ville
- Willoughby
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,543 |
| Number of males | 1,456 |
| Number of married females | 492 |
| Number of married males | 491 |
| Number of married persons | 983 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| Total population | 2,999 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 921 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,877 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 551 |
| Number of occupied houses | 552 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,458 |
| BWT BU | 1,196 |
| CRN BU | 22,499 |
| HAY AC | 4,677 |
| HAY TONS | 4,968 |
| OAT BU | 34,978 |
| PEA BU | 2,958 |
| POT AC | 328 |
| POT BU | 32,075 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,560 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18,558 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,949 |
| AREA | 22,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 575 |
| FEMALE | 1,543 |
| GRA BU | 671 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 552 |
| INHABITED | 551 |
| MALE | 1,456 |
| MARRIED F | 492 |
| MARRIED M | 491 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 983 |
| POPULATION | 2,999 |
| ROOT BU | 3,898 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 956 |
| SINGLE M | 921 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,877 |
| TUR BU | 7,450 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005— 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). "Stamford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on019010-1871/.