Townsend, Ontario (1871 census)
Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.
Population
In 1871, Townsend had a population of 5,474: 2,794 male and 2,680 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,935 |
| 1861 | 5,742 |
| 1871 | 5,474 |
| 1881 | 4,963 |
| 1891 | 4,291 |
| 1901 | 4,017 |
| 1911 | 3,763 |
| 1921 | 3,797 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterford, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Townsend 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 | 1,069 |
| Number of females | 2,680 |
| Number of males | 2,794 |
| Number of married females | 977 |
| Number of married males | 982 |
| Number of married persons | 1,959 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| Total population | 5,474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,599 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,776 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,375 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,028 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,038 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 90,678 |
| BWT BU | 10,400 |
| CRN BU | 45,246 |
| HAY AC | 7,521 |
| HAY TONS | 9,047 |
| OAT BU | 104,147 |
| PEA BU | 15,844 |
| POT AC | 1,153 |
| POT BU | 47,036 |
| RYE BU | 2,911 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,715 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,634 |
| WHT WTR BU | 76,161 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,518 |
| AREA | 67,715 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 798 |
| CD | 12 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,069 |
| FEMALE | 2,680 |
| GRA BU | 2,544 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,038 |
| INHABITED | 1,028 |
| MALE | 2,794 |
| MARRIED F | 977 |
| MARRIED M | 982 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,959 |
| POPULATION | 5,474 |
| ROOT BU | 7,426 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 1,599 |
| SINGLE M | 1,776 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,375 |
| TUR BU | 14,974 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 104 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263014
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). "Townsend, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on012003-1871/.