Westminster, Ontario (1871 census)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,386. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.912°N, 81.225°W.
Population
In 1871, Westminster had a population of 6,386: 3,250 male and 3,136 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 |
| 1861 | 6,285 |
| 1871 | 6,386 |
| 1881 | 7,892 |
| 1891 | 8,506 |
| 1901 | 4,730 |
| 1911 | 5,019 |
| 1921 | 5,687 |
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, Westminster shared boundaries with:
- Delaware
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- London, Township
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Southwold
- Yarmouth
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 6,386 total population, 3,250 males, 3,136 females, 2,110 married persons, 1,199 families, 1,060 married males, 1,050 married females, 199 widowed persons, 125 widowed females, 74 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 4,077 single persons under 18, 2,116 single males under 18, 1,961 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,173 occupied houses, 1,170 inhabited houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,260 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_Ontario
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). "Westminster, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westminster-on009001-1871/.