Usborne, Ontario (1871 census)
Usborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,831. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.347°N, 81.401°W.
Population
In 1871, Usborne had a population of 3,831: 2,016 male and 1,815 female residents. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,484 |
| 1861 | 3,219 |
| 1871 | 3,831 |
| 1881 | 3,074 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Usborne 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 | 665 |
| Number of females | 1,815 |
| Number of males | 2,016 |
| Number of married females | 604 |
| Number of married males | 606 |
| Number of married persons | 1,210 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 3,831 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,155 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,528 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 655 |
| Number of occupied houses | 655 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50,974 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 833 |
| HAY AC | 4,815 |
| HAY TONS | 5,875 |
| OAT BU | 102,364 |
| PEA BU | 40,585 |
| POT AC | 339 |
| POT BU | 34,797 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,286 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,571 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18,793 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,056 |
| AREA | 44,286 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 665 |
| FEMALE | 1,815 |
| GRA BU | 574 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 655 |
| INHABITED | 655 |
| MALE | 2,016 |
| MARRIED F | 604 |
| MARRIED M | 606 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,210 |
| POPULATION | 3,831 |
| ROOT BU | 34,729 |
| SINGLE F | 1,155 |
| SINGLE M | 1,373 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,528 |
| TUR BU | 74,227 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263051
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). "Usborne, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/usborne-on025003-1871/.