Tossorontio, Ontario (1871 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1871, Tossorontio had a population of 1,570: 833 male and 737 female residents. Population density was 21.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 833 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 480 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,570 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,053 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 261 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,240 |
| CRN BU | 388 |
| HAY AC | 1,701 |
| HAY TONS | 1,985 |
| OAT BU | 24,741 |
| PEA BU | 7,829 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 22,925 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,696 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,903 |
| WHT WTR BU | 14,222 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,763 |
| AREA | 45,696 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| CD | 41 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 261 |
| INHABITED | 261 |
| MALE | 833 |
| MARRIED F | 241 |
| MARRIED M | 239 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 480 |
| POPULATION | 1,570 |
| ROOT BU | 906 |
| SINGLE F | 476 |
| SINGLE M | 577 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,053 |
| TUR BU | 6,960 |
| UNINHABITED | 39 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on041005-1871/.