Williamsburg, Ontario (1871 census)
Williamsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.987°N, 75.188°W.
Population
In 1871, Williamsburg had a population of 4,724: 2,408 male and 2,316 female residents. Population density was 47.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,284 |
| 1861 | 4,675 |
| 1871 | 4,724 |
| 1881 | 4,671 |
| 1891 | 4,308 |
| 1901 | 3,906 |
| 1911 | 3,469 |
| 1921 | 3,194 |
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, Williamsburg 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 | 819 |
| Number of females | 2,316 |
| Number of males | 2,408 |
| Number of married females | 745 |
| Number of married males | 740 |
| Number of married persons | 1,485 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 151 |
| Total population | 4,724 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,613 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,087 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 778 |
| Number of occupied houses | 778 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 39,106 |
| BWT BU | 6,227 |
| CRN BU | 7,082 |
| HAY AC | 6,253 |
| HAY TONS | 6,178 |
| OAT BU | 90,000 |
| PEA BU | 7,083 |
| POT AC | 657 |
| POT BU | 69,207 |
| RYE BU | 404 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,260 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,561 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,111 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,971 |
| AREA | 61,260 |
| BEING BUILT | 25 |
| BEN BU | 354 |
| CD | 71 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 819 |
| FEMALE | 2,316 |
| GRA BU | 656 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 778 |
| INHABITED | 778 |
| MALE | 2,408 |
| MARRIED F | 745 |
| MARRIED M | 740 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,485 |
| POPULATION | 4,724 |
| ROOT BU | 4,185 |
| SINGLE F | 1,474 |
| SINGLE M | 1,613 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,087 |
| TUR BU | 97 |
| UNINHABITED | 24 |
| WIDOWED F | 97 |
| WIDOWED M | 55 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 151 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107003— 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). "Williamsburg, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williamsburg-on071003-1871/.