Westmeath, Ontario (1871 census)
Westmeath was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,632. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.763°N, 76.884°W.
Population
In 1871, Westmeath had a population of 2,632: 1,405 male and 1,227 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,152 |
| 1861 | 2,001 |
| 1871 | 2,632 |
| 1881 | 3,220 |
| 1891 | 3,612 |
| 1901 | 3,586 |
| 1911 | 3,246 |
| 1921 | 3,081 |
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, Westmeath 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 | 435 |
| Number of females | 1,227 |
| Number of males | 1,405 |
| Number of married females | 379 |
| Number of married males | 387 |
| Number of married persons | 766 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 2,632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,000 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,819 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 408 |
| Number of occupied houses | 409 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 755 |
| BWT BU | 472 |
| CRN BU | 1,015 |
| HAY AC | 4,700 |
| HAY TONS | 3,664 |
| OAT BU | 50,682 |
| PEA BU | 8,946 |
| POT AC | 436 |
| POT BU | 47,220 |
| RYE BU | 2,783 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,078 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,662 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,638 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,847 |
| AREA | 71,078 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 1,042 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 435 |
| FEMALE | 1,227 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 409 |
| INHABITED | 408 |
| MALE | 1,405 |
| MARRIED F | 379 |
| MARRIED M | 387 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 766 |
| POPULATION | 2,632 |
| ROOT BU | 1,156 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 819 |
| SINGLE M | 1,000 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,819 |
| TUR BU | 11,070 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263132
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). "Westmeath, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westmeath-on082003-1871/.