Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Wardsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.663°N, 81.752°W.
Population
In 1871, Wardsville, Village had a population of 539: 286 male and 253 female residents. Population density was 537.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 539 |
| 1881 | 540 |
| 1891 | 380 |
| 1901 | 343 |
| 1911 | 240 |
| 1921 | 237 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mosa, 1861 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wardsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 253 |
| Number of males | 286 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 87 |
| Number of married persons | 176 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 539 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 349 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 205 |
| BWT BU | 168 |
| CRN BU | 1,246 |
| HAY AC | 157 |
| HAY TONS | 191 |
| OAT BU | 1,811 |
| PEA BU | 265 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 3,260 |
| Total area (acres) | 452 |
| WHT SP BU | 134 |
| WHT WTR BU | 269 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 18 |
| AREA | 452 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 7 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FEMALE | 253 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 99 |
| INHABITED | 99 |
| MALE | 286 |
| MARRIED F | 89 |
| MARRIED M | 87 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 176 |
| POPULATION | 539 |
| ROOT BU | 237 |
| SINGLE F | 158 |
| SINGLE M | 191 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 349 |
| TUR BU | 42 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON007002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128023— 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). "Wardsville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wardsville-village-on007002-1871/.