Whitchurch, Ontario (1871 census)
Whitchurch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.013°N, 79.355°W.
Population
In 1871, Whitchurch had a population of 5,014: 2,645 male and 2,369 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,758 |
| 1861 | 6,795 |
| 1871 | 5,014 |
| 1881 | 4,529 |
| 1891 | 4,019 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,479 |
| 1921 | 3,529 |
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 Stouffville, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Whitchurch 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 | 927 |
| Number of females | 2,369 |
| Number of males | 2,645 |
| Number of married females | 838 |
| Number of married males | 826 |
| Number of married persons | 1,664 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| Total population | 5,014 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,762 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,196 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 894 |
| Number of occupied houses | 908 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 83,244 |
| BWT BU | 938 |
| CRN BU | 1,719 |
| HAY AC | 5,880 |
| HAY TONS | 7,761 |
| OAT BU | 132,656 |
| PEA BU | 50,016 |
| POT AC | 519 |
| POT BU | 53,645 |
| RYE BU | 2,024 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,260 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,823 |
| WHT WTR BU | 31,204 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,169 |
| AREA | 64,260 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 268 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 927 |
| FEMALE | 2,369 |
| GRA BU | 1,766 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 908 |
| INHABITED | 894 |
| MALE | 2,645 |
| MARRIED F | 838 |
| MARRIED M | 826 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,664 |
| POPULATION | 5,014 |
| ROOT BU | 38,687 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 1,434 |
| SINGLE M | 1,762 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,196 |
| TUR BU | 241,343 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 97 |
| WIDOWED M | 57 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154009— 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). "Whitchurch, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitchurch-on043002-1871/.