Trafalgar, Ontario (1871 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,027. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.493°N, 79.768°W.
Population
In 1871, Trafalgar had a population of 5,027: 2,563 male and 2,464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,027 total population, 2,563 males, 2,464 females, 1,548 married persons, 890 families, 776 married males, 772 married females, 176 widowed persons, 115 widowed females, 61 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,303 single persons under 18, 1,726 single males under 18, 1,577 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 876 occupied houses, 871 inhabited houses, 74 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 70,380 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bowes | 1834–1911 | born here |
| Joseph Featherston | 1843–1913 | born here |
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
| Cyrus Albert Birge | 1847–1929 | born here |
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | born here |
| Almon Penfield Turner | 1864–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on038002-1871/.