Yonge, Front, Ontario (1871 census)
Yonge, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,671. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.525°N, 75.874°W.
Population
In 1871, Yonge, Front had a population of 1,671: 845 male and 826 female residents. Population density was 31.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,671 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Yonge, 1861 (52.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Yonge, Front 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 | 300 |
| Number of females | 826 |
| Number of males | 845 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,059 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 297 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,369 |
| BWT BU | 866 |
| CRN BU | 2,001 |
| HAY AC | 4,320 |
| HAY TONS | 3,815 |
| OAT BU | 18,617 |
| PEA BU | 2,248 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 23,999 |
| RYE BU | 1,276 |
| Total area (acres) | 33,048 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,249 |
| WHT WTR BU | 702 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 738 |
| AREA | 33,048 |
| BEN BU | 50 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| FEMALE | 826 |
| GRA BU | 75 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 297 |
| INHABITED | 297 |
| MALE | 845 |
| MARRIED F | 281 |
| MARRIED M | 273 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 554 |
| POPULATION | 1,671 |
| ROOT BU | 2,162 |
| SINGLE F | 503 |
| SINGLE M | 556 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,059 |
| TUR BU | 167 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008_1871— 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). "Yonge, Front, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-front-on067005-1871/.