Yarmouth, Ontario (1871 census)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.757°N, 81.124°W.
Population
In 1871, Yarmouth had a population of 5,563: 2,853 male and 2,710 female residents. Population density was 45.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 |
| 1861 | 6,166 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 5,575 |
| 1891 | 5,471 |
| 1901 | 5,089 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
| 1921 | 5,212 |
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 Stanley, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Yarmouth 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 | 1,068 |
| Number of females | 2,710 |
| Number of males | 2,853 |
| Number of married females | 960 |
| Number of married males | 959 |
| Number of married persons | 1,919 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 61 |
| Number of widowed persons | 199 |
| Total population | 5,563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,612 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,833 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,445 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,067 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,067 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 64,404 |
| BWT BU | 940 |
| CRN BU | 62,208 |
| HAY AC | 8,440 |
| HAY TONS | 11,647 |
| OAT BU | 129,172 |
| PEA BU | 53,970 |
| POT AC | 658 |
| POT BU | 62,513 |
| RYE BU | 818 |
| Total area (acres) | 72,808 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,140 |
| WHT WTR BU | 71,036 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,949 |
| AREA | 72,808 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 251 |
| CD | 6 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,068 |
| FEMALE | 2,710 |
| GRA BU | 2,625 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,067 |
| INHABITED | 1,067 |
| MALE | 2,853 |
| MARRIED F | 960 |
| MARRIED M | 959 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,919 |
| POPULATION | 5,563 |
| ROOT BU | 7,717 |
| SINGLE F | 1,612 |
| SINGLE M | 1,833 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,445 |
| TUR BU | 25,523 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 138 |
| WIDOWED M | 61 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 199 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007— 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). "Yarmouth, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yarmouth-on006001-1871/.