Uxbridge, Ontario (1871 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.056°N, 79.162°W.
Population
In 1871, Uxbridge had a population of 4,762: 2,446 male and 2,316 female residents. Population density was 54.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,289 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
| 1871 | 4,762 |
| 1881 | 4,081 |
| 1891 | 3,461 |
| 1901 | 2,846 |
| 1911 | 2,471 |
| 1921 | 2,858 |
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 Uxbridge, Town—Ville, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Uxbridge 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 | 843 |
| Number of females | 2,316 |
| Number of males | 2,446 |
| Number of married females | 788 |
| Number of married males | 790 |
| Number of married persons | 1,578 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| Total population | 4,762 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,629 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,071 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 843 |
| Number of occupied houses | 843 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 48,386 |
| BWT BU | 1,029 |
| CRN BU | 836 |
| HAY AC | 4,353 |
| HAY TONS | 5,001 |
| OAT BU | 84,145 |
| PEA BU | 31,493 |
| POT AC | 517 |
| POT BU | 56,780 |
| RYE BU | 3,401 |
| Total area (acres) | 52,830 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,057 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26,332 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,732 |
| AREA | 52,830 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 843 |
| FEMALE | 2,316 |
| GRA BU | 602 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 843 |
| INHABITED | 843 |
| MALE | 2,446 |
| MARRIED F | 788 |
| MARRIED M | 790 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,578 |
| POPULATION | 4,762 |
| ROOT BU | 4,702 |
| SINGLE F | 1,442 |
| SINGLE M | 1,629 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,071 |
| TUR BU | 302,759 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 86 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_(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). "Uxbridge, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-on049001-1871/.