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 density was 43.6 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 890 |
| Number of females | 2,464 |
| Number of males | 2,563 |
| Number of married females | 772 |
| Number of married males | 776 |
| Number of married persons | 1,548 |
| Number of widowed females | 115 |
| Number of widowed males | 61 |
| Number of widowed persons | 176 |
| Total population | 5,027 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,577 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,726 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,303 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 871 |
| Number of occupied houses | 876 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 74 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 62,556 |
| BWT BU | 2,307 |
| CRN BU | 7,046 |
| HAY AC | 10,563 |
| HAY TONS | 9,623 |
| OAT BU | 83,455 |
| PEA BU | 55,746 |
| POT AC | 459 |
| POT BU | 41,258 |
| RYE BU | 1,113 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,380 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,924 |
| WHT WTR BU | 68,956 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,829 |
| AREA | 70,380 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| CD | 38 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 890 |
| FEMALE | 2,464 |
| GRA BU | 1,195 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 876 |
| INHABITED | 871 |
| MALE | 2,563 |
| MARRIED F | 772 |
| MARRIED M | 776 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,548 |
| POPULATION | 5,027 |
| ROOT BU | 35,700 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 1,577 |
| SINGLE M | 1,726 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,303 |
| TUR BU | 99,598 |
| UNINHABITED | 74 |
| WIDOWED F | 115 |
| WIDOWED M | 61 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 176 |
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/.