Westmeath, Ontario (1871 census)
Westmeath was a census subdivision in 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,632 total population, 1,405 males, 1,227 females, 766 married persons, 435 families, 387 married males, 379 married females, 47 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,819 single persons under 18, 1,000 single males under 18, 819 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 409 occupied houses, 408 inhabited houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 71,078 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.