Walsingham, Ontario (1871 census)
Walsingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,290. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.677°N, 80.512°W.
Population
In 1871, Walsingham had a population of 5,290: 2,676 male and 2,614 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,090 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 5,290 |
| 1881 | 5,819 |
| 1891 | 4,785 |
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, Walsingham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 999 |
| Number of females | 2,614 |
| Number of males | 2,676 |
| Number of married females | 916 |
| Number of married males | 924 |
| Number of married persons | 1,840 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| Total population | 5,290 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,619 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,341 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 987 |
| Number of occupied houses | 996 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 32,841 |
| BWT BU | 7,493 |
| CRN BU | 50,564 |
| HAY AC | 5,707 |
| HAY TONS | 7,244 |
| OAT BU | 68,023 |
| PEA BU | 16,663 |
| POT AC | 432 |
| POT BU | 53,991 |
| RYE BU | 1,072 |
| Total area (acres) | 92,336 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,505 |
| WHT WTR BU | 51,778 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,641 |
| AREA | 92,336 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 413 |
| CD | 11 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 999 |
| FEMALE | 2,614 |
| GRA BU | 2,455 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 996 |
| INHABITED | 987 |
| MALE | 2,676 |
| MARRIED F | 916 |
| MARRIED M | 924 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,840 |
| POPULATION | 5,290 |
| ROOT BU | 5,402 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 1,619 |
| SINGLE M | 1,722 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,341 |
| TUR BU | 8,992 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| VESSELS | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Walsingham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walsingham-on011002-1871/.