Whitby E, Ontario (1871 census)
Whitby E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.952°N, 78.880°W.
Population
In 1871, Whitby E had a population of 3,411: 1,748 male and 1,663 female residents. Population density was 61.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,411 |
| 1881 | 3,417 |
| 1891 | 3,080 |
| 1901 | 2,631 |
| 1911 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 3,886 |
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, Whitby E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 660 |
| Number of females | 1,663 |
| Number of males | 1,748 |
| Number of married females | 573 |
| Number of married males | 570 |
| Number of married persons | 1,143 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| Total population | 3,411 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 994 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,135 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,129 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 658 |
| Number of occupied houses | 658 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 72,025 |
| BWT BU | 726 |
| CRN BU | 8,585 |
| HAY AC | 4,394 |
| HAY TONS | 4,700 |
| OAT BU | 57,161 |
| PEA BU | 24,298 |
| POT AC | 370 |
| POT BU | 42,812 |
| RYE BU | 540 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 64,061 |
| WHT WTR BU | 396 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,130 |
| AREA | 34,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 271 |
| CD | 48 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 660 |
| FEMALE | 1,663 |
| GRA BU | 2,659 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 658 |
| INHABITED | 658 |
| MALE | 1,748 |
| MARRIED F | 573 |
| MARRIED M | 570 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,143 |
| POPULATION | 3,411 |
| ROOT BU | 23,713 |
| SINGLE F | 994 |
| SINGLE M | 1,135 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,129 |
| TUR BU | 309,359 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 96 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133011— 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). "Whitby E, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-e-on048004-1871/.