Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)
Stratford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,313. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.370°N, 80.983°W.
Population
In 1871, Stratford, City—Cité had a population of 4,313: 2,144 male and 2,169 female residents. Population density was 919.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
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, Stratford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 808 |
| Number of females | 2,169 |
| Number of males | 2,144 |
| Number of married females | 680 |
| Number of married males | 675 |
| Number of married persons | 1,355 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| Total population | 4,313 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,810 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 61 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 777 |
| Number of occupied houses | 777 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,185 |
| CRN BU | 73 |
| HAY AC | 222 |
| HAY TONS | 298 |
| OAT BU | 4,702 |
| PEA BU | 1,610 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 8,680 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,656 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 204 |
| AREA | 2,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 61 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 808 |
| FEMALE | 2,169 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 777 |
| INHABITED | 777 |
| MALE | 2,144 |
| MARRIED F | 680 |
| MARRIED M | 675 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,355 |
| POPULATION | 4,313 |
| ROOT BU | 2,388 |
| SINGLE F | 1,382 |
| SINGLE M | 1,428 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,810 |
| TUR BU | 1,830 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 107 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(Ontario)
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). "Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on030003-1871/.