Willoughby, Ontario (1871 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,250. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1871, Willoughby had a population of 1,250: 624 male and 626 female residents. Population density was 38.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 626 |
| Number of males | 624 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| Total population | 1,250 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 799 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 233 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,613 |
| BWT BU | 359 |
| CRN BU | 9,927 |
| HAY AC | 3,179 |
| HAY TONS | 2,707 |
| OAT BU | 23,777 |
| PEA BU | 2,181 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 7,386 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,860 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,591 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,668 |
| AREA | 18,750 |
| BEN BU | 173 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FEMALE | 626 |
| GRA BU | 335 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 233 |
| INHABITED | 233 |
| MALE | 624 |
| MARRIED F | 200 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 399 |
| POPULATION | 1,250 |
| ROOT BU | 741 |
| SINGLE F | 390 |
| SINGLE M | 409 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 799 |
| TUR BU | 86 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on019007-1871/.