Stanley, Ontario (1871 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,804. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 81.613°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanley had a population of 3,804: 1,957 male and 1,847 female residents. Population density was 48.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,804 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,470 |
| 1901 | 2,152 |
| 1911 | 1,830 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Bayfield, Village, 1881 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stanley shared boundaries with:
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 | 658 |
| Number of females | 1,847 |
| Number of males | 1,957 |
| Number of married females | 571 |
| Number of married males | 576 |
| Number of married persons | 1,147 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| Total population | 3,804 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,535 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 654 |
| Number of occupied houses | 654 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,507 |
| BWT BU | 58 |
| CRN BU | 805 |
| HAY AC | 4,700 |
| HAY TONS | 5,604 |
| OAT BU | 97,663 |
| PEA BU | 44,211 |
| POT AC | 371 |
| POT BU | 39,805 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,186 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,050 |
| WHT WTR BU | 16,593 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,427 |
| AREA | 46,186 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 658 |
| FEMALE | 1,847 |
| GRA BU | 596 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 654 |
| INHABITED | 654 |
| MALE | 1,957 |
| MARRIED F | 571 |
| MARRIED M | 576 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,147 |
| POPULATION | 3,804 |
| ROOT BU | 28,322 |
| SINGLE F | 1,193 |
| SINGLE M | 1,342 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,535 |
| TUR BU | 28,711 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 83 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262896
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). "Stanley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stanley-on025004-1871/.