Vaughan, Ontario (1871 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,657. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.556°W.
Population
In 1871, Vaughan had a population of 7,657: 3,957 male and 3,700 female residents. Population density was 65.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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 Richmond Hill, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Vaughan 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 | 1,377 |
| Number of females | 3,700 |
| Number of males | 3,957 |
| Number of married females | 1,171 |
| Number of married males | 1,193 |
| Number of married persons | 2,364 |
| Number of widowed females | 159 |
| Number of widowed males | 93 |
| Number of widowed persons | 252 |
| Total population | 7,657 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,671 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,041 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,367 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 136,448 |
| BWT BU | 90 |
| CRN BU | 630 |
| HAY AC | 7,613 |
| HAY TONS | 9,882 |
| OAT BU | 144,786 |
| PEA BU | 66,457 |
| POT AC | 829 |
| POT BU | 75,693 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,305 |
| WHT WTR BU | 94,989 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,791 |
| AREA | 69,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| CD | 44 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,377 |
| FEMALE | 3,700 |
| GRA BU | 1,134 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,373 |
| INHABITED | 1,367 |
| MALE | 3,957 |
| MARRIED F | 1,171 |
| MARRIED M | 1,193 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,364 |
| POPULATION | 7,657 |
| ROOT BU | 33,958 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 2,370 |
| SINGLE M | 2,671 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 5,041 |
| TUR BU | 111,480 |
| UNINHABITED | 48 |
| WIDOWED F | 159 |
| WIDOWED M | 93 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 252 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on044002-1871/.