Woodhouse, Ontario (1871 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1871, Woodhouse had a population of 3,865: 1,985 male and 1,880 female residents. Population density was 71.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,894 |
| 1861 | 3,703 |
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
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 Port Dover, Village, 1881 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Woodhouse 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 | 716 |
| Number of females | 1,880 |
| Number of males | 1,985 |
| Number of married females | 638 |
| Number of married males | 642 |
| Number of married persons | 1,280 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| Total population | 3,865 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,143 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,442 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 716 |
| Number of occupied houses | 716 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50,561 |
| BWT BU | 4,770 |
| CRN BU | 27,681 |
| HAY AC | 4,880 |
| HAY TONS | 4,093 |
| OAT BU | 49,556 |
| PEA BU | 9,011 |
| POT AC | 305 |
| POT BU | 27,464 |
| RYE BU | 508 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,205 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35,738 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,226 |
| AREA | 34,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 241 |
| CD | 11 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 716 |
| FEMALE | 1,880 |
| GRA BU | 894 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 716 |
| INHABITED | 716 |
| MALE | 1,985 |
| MARRIED F | 638 |
| MARRIED M | 642 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,280 |
| POPULATION | 3,865 |
| ROOT BU | 10,156 |
| SINGLE F | 1,143 |
| SINGLE M | 1,299 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,442 |
| TUR BU | 14,152 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 99 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON011004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008— 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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on011004-1871/.