Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.241°N, 82.517°W.
Population
In 1871, Tilbury W-O had a population of 2,392: 1,211 male and 1,181 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1891 | 5,100 |
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 W-O 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 | 440 |
| Number of females | 1,181 |
| Number of males | 1,211 |
| Number of married females | 391 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of married persons | 780 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| Total population | 2,392 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 756 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 800 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,556 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 422 |
| Number of occupied houses | 421 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,492 |
| BWT BU | 507 |
| CRN BU | 26,055 |
| HAY AC | 1,213 |
| HAY TONS | 1,757 |
| OAT BU | 34,182 |
| PEA BU | 539 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 9,792 |
| RYE BU | 593 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,590 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,639 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,509 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 857 |
| AREA | 50,590 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 440 |
| FEMALE | 1,181 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 421 |
| INHABITED | 422 |
| MALE | 1,211 |
| MARRIED F | 391 |
| MARRIED M | 389 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 780 |
| POPULATION | 2,392 |
| ROOT BU | 942 |
| SINGLE F | 756 |
| SINGLE M | 800 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,556 |
| TUR BU | 476 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON062007— 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 W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on001014-1871/.