Whitby W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Whitby W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.939°N, 78.967°W.
Population
In 1871, Whitby W-O had a population of 3,220: 1,671 male and 1,549 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,546 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,946 |
| 1891 | 2,551 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitby W-O, 1881 (86.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Whitby W-O 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 | 614 |
| Number of females | 1,549 |
| Number of males | 1,671 |
| Number of married females | 519 |
| Number of married males | 515 |
| Number of married persons | 1,034 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| Total population | 3,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 943 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,124 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,067 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 605 |
| Number of occupied houses | 605 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 51,437 |
| BWT BU | 170 |
| CRN BU | 10,874 |
| HAY AC | 3,982 |
| HAY TONS | 5,795 |
| OAT BU | 51,280 |
| PEA BU | 23,150 |
| POT AC | 392 |
| POT BU | 40,250 |
| RYE BU | 701 |
| Total area (acres) | 31,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 45,116 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,319 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,985 |
| AREA | 31,660 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 247 |
| CD | 48 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 614 |
| FEMALE | 1,549 |
| GRA BU | 2,018 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 605 |
| INHABITED | 605 |
| MALE | 1,671 |
| MARRIED F | 519 |
| MARRIED M | 515 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,034 |
| POPULATION | 3,220 |
| ROOT BU | 21,803 |
| SINGLE F | 943 |
| SINGLE M | 1,124 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,067 |
| TUR BU | 389,028 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 87 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098007— 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 W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-w-o-on048002-1871/.