Walpole, Ontario (1871 census)
Walpole was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.888°N, 80.055°W.
Population
In 1871, Walpole had a population of 5,477: 2,834 male and 2,643 female residents. Population density was 46.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,583 |
| 1861 | 4,842 |
| 1871 | 5,477 |
| 1881 | 5,854 |
| 1891 | 4,922 |
| 1901 | 4,189 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 3,311 |
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, Walpole 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 | 972 |
| Number of females | 2,643 |
| Number of males | 2,834 |
| Number of married females | 840 |
| Number of married males | 850 |
| Number of married persons | 1,690 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| Total population | 5,477 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,693 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,930 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,623 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 959 |
| Number of occupied houses | 960 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 140,449 |
| BWT BU | 446 |
| CRN BU | 3,353 |
| HAY AC | 8,200 |
| HAY TONS | 10,536 |
| OAT BU | 95,887 |
| PEA BU | 27,747 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 12,901 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,724 |
| WHT WTR BU | 95,611 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,398 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 263 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 972 |
| FEMALE | 2,643 |
| GRA BU | 1,748 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 960 |
| INHABITED | 959 |
| MALE | 2,834 |
| MARRIED F | 840 |
| MARRIED M | 850 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,690 |
| POPULATION | 5,477 |
| ROOT BU | 4,366 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,693 |
| SINGLE M | 1,930 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,623 |
| TUR BU | 1,585 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 110 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263094
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). "Walpole, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walpole-on017001-1871/.