Toronto, Ontario (1871 census)
Toronto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.604°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1871, Toronto had a population of 5,974: 3,039 male and 2,935 female residents. Population density was 53.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,539 |
| 1861 | 6,592 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 5,873 |
| 1891 | 5,528 |
| 1901 | 5,208 |
| 1911 | 6,208 |
| 1921 | 6,981 |
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, Toronto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,131 |
| Number of females | 2,935 |
| Number of males | 3,039 |
| Number of married females | 912 |
| Number of married males | 917 |
| Number of married persons | 1,829 |
| Number of widowed females | 163 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 220 |
| Total population | 5,974 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,860 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,065 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,925 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 118,738 |
| BWT BU | 2,485 |
| CRN BU | 2,856 |
| HAY AC | 8,037 |
| HAY TONS | 8,861 |
| OAT BU | 94,393 |
| PEA BU | 50,935 |
| POT AC | 871 |
| POT BU | 76,070 |
| RYE BU | 1,532 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,021 |
| WHT WTR BU | 93,764 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,944 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 274 |
| CD | 39 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,131 |
| FEMALE | 2,935 |
| GRA BU | 1,028 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,109 |
| INHABITED | 1,107 |
| MALE | 3,039 |
| MARRIED F | 912 |
| MARRIED M | 917 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,829 |
| POPULATION | 5,974 |
| ROOT BU | 35,333 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,860 |
| SINGLE M | 2,065 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,925 |
| TUR BU | 50,358 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 163 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 220 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136004— 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). "Toronto, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-on039001-1871/.