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 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 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,290 total population, 2,676 males, 2,614 females, 1,840 married persons, 999 families, 924 married males, 916 married females, 109 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,341 single persons under 18, 1,722 single males under 18, 1,619 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 996 occupied houses, 987 inhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 4 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 92,336 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.