Turnberry, Ontario (1871 census)
Turnberry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.896°N, 81.246°W.
Population
In 1871, Turnberry had a population of 3,201: 1,672 male and 1,529 female residents. Population density was 51.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,264 |
| 1871 | 3,201 |
| 1881 | 3,010 |
| 1891 | 2,452 |
| 1901 | 2,141 |
| 1911 | 1,897 |
| 1921 | 1,563 |
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 Wingham, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Turnberry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 563 |
| Number of females | 1,529 |
| Number of males | 1,672 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 501 |
| Number of married persons | 1,002 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 3,201 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 989 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,136 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 557 |
| Number of occupied houses | 557 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,849 |
| BWT BU | 359 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 2,814 |
| HAY TONS | 3,372 |
| OAT BU | 47,251 |
| PEA BU | 21,211 |
| POT AC | 306 |
| POT BU | 33,739 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Total area (acres) | 36,568 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,505 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,103 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,083 |
| AREA | 36,568 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 563 |
| FEMALE | 1,529 |
| GRA BU | 90 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 557 |
| INHABITED | 557 |
| MALE | 1,672 |
| MARRIED F | 501 |
| MARRIED M | 501 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,002 |
| POPULATION | 3,201 |
| ROOT BU | 6,001 |
| SINGLE F | 989 |
| SINGLE M | 1,147 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,136 |
| TUR BU | 102,423 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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). "Turnberry, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/turnberry-on026011-1871/.