Verulam, Ontario (1871 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,692. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.623°W.
Population
In 1871, Verulam had a population of 2,692: 1,386 male and 1,306 female residents. Population density was 25.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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 Bobcaygeon, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Verulam 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 | 486 |
| Number of females | 1,306 |
| Number of males | 1,386 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 431 |
| Number of married persons | 860 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| Total population | 2,692 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 820 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 935 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,755 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 478 |
| Number of occupied houses | 478 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,333 |
| BWT BU | 270 |
| CRN BU | 273 |
| HAY AC | 3,147 |
| HAY TONS | 3,193 |
| OAT BU | 49,196 |
| PEA BU | 15,149 |
| POT AC | 358 |
| POT BU | 42,224 |
| RYE BU | 170 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,930 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,381 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21,444 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,562 |
| AREA | 64,930 |
| BEING BUILT | 22 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| CD | 52 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 486 |
| FEMALE | 1,306 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 478 |
| INHABITED | 478 |
| MALE | 1,386 |
| MARRIED F | 429 |
| MARRIED M | 431 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 860 |
| POPULATION | 2,692 |
| ROOT BU | 378 |
| SINGLE F | 820 |
| SINGLE M | 935 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,755 |
| TUR BU | 31,110 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_Township
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). "Verulam, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on052005-1871/.