Woodstock, C, Ontario (1871 census)
Woodstock, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,982. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1642364. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.130°N, 80.753°W.
Population
In 1871, Woodstock, C had a population of 3,982: 1,925 male and 2,057 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,112 |
| 1861 | 3,353 |
| 1871 | 3,982 |
| 1881 | 5,373 |
| 1921 | 9,935 |
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, Woodstock, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,982 total population, 2,057 females, 1,925 males, 1,302 married persons, 777 families, 652 married females, 650 married males, 166 widowed persons, 121 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,514 single persons under 18, 1,284 single females under 18, 1,230 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 759 inhabited houses, 759 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,696 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Noad | 1797–1873 | died here |
| Robert Alexander Fyfe | 1816–1878 | died here |
| R. W. W. (Robert William Weir) Carrall | 1837–1879 | born and died here |
| William Lennox Mills | 1846–1917 | born here |
| Wallace Nesbitt | 1858–1930 | born here |
| Robert Alexander Ross | 1865–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON014005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1642364
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(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). "Woodstock, C, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodstock-c-on014005-1871/.