Tilbury E, Ontario (1871 census)
Tilbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.251°N, 82.339°W.
Population
In 1871, Tilbury E had a population of 1,846: 964 male and 882 female residents. Population density was 19.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,267 |
| 1871 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 3,033 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,255 |
| 1921 | 3,197 |
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, Tilbury E 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 | 315 |
| Number of females | 882 |
| Number of males | 964 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 1,846 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,252 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 303 |
| Number of occupied houses | 303 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,369 |
| BWT BU | 160 |
| CRN BU | 20,879 |
| HAY AC | 1,763 |
| HAY TONS | 2,256 |
| OAT BU | 27,211 |
| PEA BU | 506 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 8,293 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,650 |
| WHT SP BU | 432 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,748 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 949 |
| AREA | 53,650 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| CD | 2 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 315 |
| FEMALE | 882 |
| GRA BU | 196 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 303 |
| INHABITED | 303 |
| MALE | 964 |
| MARRIED F | 277 |
| MARRIED M | 277 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 554 |
| POPULATION | 1,846 |
| ROOT BU | 484 |
| SINGLE F | 579 |
| SINGLE M | 673 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,252 |
| TUR BU | 160 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009— 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). "Tilbury E, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-e-on002002-1871/.