Stirling, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Stirling, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 779. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113893935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.540°W.
Population
In 1871, Stirling, Village had a population of 779: 400 male and 379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 753 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 874 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 845 |
| 1911 | 848 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Stirling, Village 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 | 159 |
| Number of females | 379 |
| Number of males | 400 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 284 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 779 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,058 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| CRN BU | 434 |
| HAY AC | 148 |
| HAY TONS | 136 |
| OAT BU | 739 |
| PEA BU | 1,003 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 6,471 |
| RYE BU | 283 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 993 |
| WHT WTR BU | 46 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 81 |
| AREA | 1,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FEMALE | 379 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 151 |
| INHABITED | 151 |
| MALE | 400 |
| MARRIED F | 140 |
| MARRIED M | 144 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 284 |
| POPULATION | 779 |
| ROOT BU | 372 |
| SINGLE F | 217 |
| SINGLE M | 249 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 466 |
| TUR BU | 376 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113893935
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). "Stirling, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stirling-village-on062002-1871/.