Trenton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Trenton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2739754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.113°N, 77.561°W.
Population
In 1871, Trenton, Village had a population of 1,796: 924 male and 872 female residents. Population density was 1790.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,398 |
| 1871 | 1,796 |
| 1881 | 3,042 |
| 1891 | 4,363 |
| 1901 | 4,217 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 5,902 |
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, Trenton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 872 |
| Number of males | 924 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| Total population | 1,796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 588 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,096 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 316 |
| Number of occupied houses | 316 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 190 |
| BWT BU | 425 |
| CRN BU | 273 |
| HAY AC | 90 |
| HAY TONS | 80 |
| OAT BU | 900 |
| PEA BU | 631 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 5,539 |
| RYE BU | 135 |
| Total area (acres) | 806 |
| WHT SP BU | 423 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 47 |
| AREA | 806 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 60 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FEMALE | 872 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 316 |
| INHABITED | 316 |
| MALE | 924 |
| MARRIED F | 316 |
| MARRIED M | 314 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 630 |
| POPULATION | 1,796 |
| ROOT BU | 81 |
| SINGLE F | 508 |
| SINGLE M | 588 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,096 |
| TUR BU | 35 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2739754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_(Ontario)
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). "Trenton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trenton-village-on060002-1871/.