Strathroy, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Strathroy, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,232. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.956°N, 81.624°W.
Population
In 1871, Strathroy, Town—Ville had a population of 3,232: 1,675 male and 1,557 female residents. Population density was 863.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 751 |
| 1871 | 3,232 |
| 1881 | 3,817 |
| 1891 | 3,316 |
| 1901 | 2,933 |
| 1911 | 2,823 |
| 1921 | 2,691 |
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, Strathroy, Town—Ville 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 | 559 |
| Number of females | 1,557 |
| Number of males | 1,675 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 498 |
| Number of married persons | 999 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| Total population | 3,232 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 982 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,148 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,130 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 50 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 558 |
| Number of occupied houses | 558 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 505 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 2,680 |
| HAY AC | 108 |
| HAY TONS | 133 |
| OAT BU | 5,531 |
| PEA BU | 3,534 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 27,672 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 722 |
| WHT WTR BU | 494 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 102 |
| AREA | 2,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 50 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 559 |
| FEMALE | 1,557 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 558 |
| INHABITED | 558 |
| MALE | 1,675 |
| MARRIED F | 501 |
| MARRIED M | 498 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 999 |
| POPULATION | 3,232 |
| ROOT BU | 6,421 |
| SINGLE F | 982 |
| SINGLE M | 1,148 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,130 |
| TUR BU | 7,487 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134672
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). "Strathroy, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/strathroy-town-ville-on007006-1871/.