Tiny, Ontario (1871 census)
Tiny was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.744°N, 80.003°W.
Population
In 1871, Tiny had a population of 3,214: 1,636 male and 1,578 female residents. Population density was 19.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,214 |
| 1881 | 3,736 |
| 1891 | 4,784 |
| 1901 | 4,386 |
| 1911 | 4,121 |
| 1921 | 4,026 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tay and Tiny, 1861 (64.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Tiny shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 551 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,636 |
| Number of married females | 502 |
| Number of married males | 508 |
| Number of married persons | 1,010 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| Total population | 3,214 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,051 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,099 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,150 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 17 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 530 |
| Number of occupied houses | 548 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,879 |
| BWT BU | 644 |
| CRN BU | 1,155 |
| HAY AC | 2,191 |
| HAY TONS | 2,685 |
| OAT BU | 37,469 |
| PEA BU | 11,388 |
| POT AC | 414 |
| POT BU | 27,294 |
| RYE BU | 500 |
| Total area (acres) | 82,620 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,959 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,721 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,159 |
| AREA | 82,620 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 551 |
| FEMALE | 1,578 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 548 |
| INHABITED | 530 |
| MALE | 1,636 |
| MARRIED F | 502 |
| MARRIED M | 508 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,010 |
| POPULATION | 3,214 |
| ROOT BU | 250 |
| SHANTIES | 17 |
| SINGLE F | 1,051 |
| SINGLE M | 1,099 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,150 |
| TUR BU | 26,041 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262998
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). "Tiny, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tiny-on042007-1871/.