Tecumseth, Ontario (1871 census)
Tecumseth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.084°N, 79.768°W.
Population
In 1871, Tecumseth had a population of 4,728: 2,439 male and 2,289 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,998 |
| 1861 | 4,546 |
| 1871 | 4,728 |
| 1881 | 5,325 |
| 1891 | 3,863 |
| 1901 | 3,440 |
| 1911 | 3,099 |
| 1921 | 2,942 |
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 Alliston, T-V, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Tecumseth 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 | 834 |
| Number of females | 2,289 |
| Number of males | 2,439 |
| Number of married females | 728 |
| Number of married males | 726 |
| Number of married persons | 1,454 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| Total population | 4,728 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,468 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,654 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,122 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 833 |
| Number of occupied houses | 833 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 63,290 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 376 |
| HAY AC | 4,574 |
| HAY TONS | 5,964 |
| OAT BU | 95,003 |
| PEA BU | 38,346 |
| POT AC | 545 |
| POT BU | 56,524 |
| RYE BU | 680 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 62,773 |
| WHT WTR BU | 57,971 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,731 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| CD | 41 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 834 |
| FEMALE | 2,289 |
| GRA BU | 655 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 833 |
| INHABITED | 833 |
| MALE | 2,439 |
| MARRIED F | 728 |
| MARRIED M | 726 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,454 |
| POPULATION | 4,728 |
| ROOT BU | 6,648 |
| SINGLE F | 1,468 |
| SINGLE M | 1,654 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,122 |
| TUR BU | 45,644 |
| UNINHABITED | 43 |
| WIDOWED F | 93 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144013— 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). "Tecumseth, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tecumseth-on041001-1871/.