Stanhope, Sherborne, Ontario (1871 census)
Stanhope, Sherborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.171°N, 78.762°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanhope, Sherborne had a population of 310: 165 male and 145 female residents. Population density was 1.9 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 became part of Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock, 1881 (68.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stanhope, Sherborne shared boundaries with:
- Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C.
- Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon
- Madaouaska, W-O
- McLean, Brunel, Kidout, Franklin
- Minden
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 | 60 |
| Number of females | 145 |
| Number of males | 165 |
| Number of married females | 49 |
| Number of married males | 50 |
| Number of married persons | 99 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| Total population | 310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 208 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 53 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 33 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 150 |
| HAY AC | 608 |
| HAY TONS | 646 |
| OAT BU | 6,166 |
| PEA BU | 990 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 7,568 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Total area (acres) | 104,295 |
| WHT SP BU | 533 |
| WHT WTR BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 60 |
| AREA | 104,295 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FEMALE | 145 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 60 |
| INHABITED | 53 |
| MALE | 165 |
| MARRIED F | 49 |
| MARRIED M | 50 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 99 |
| POPULATION | 310 |
| ROOT BU | 33 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 95 |
| SINGLE M | 113 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 208 |
| TUR BU | 5,700 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058006— 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). "Stanhope, Sherborne, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stanhope-sherborne-on058006-1871/.