York E, Ontario (1871 census)
York E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.733°N, 79.354°W.
Population
In 1871, York E had a population of 4,390: 2,218 male and 2,172 female residents. Population density was 87.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,390 |
| 1881 | 6,491 |
| 1891 | 6,654 |
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 York, 1861 (43.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, York E shared boundaries with:
- Markham
- Scarborough
- Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- York W-O
- Yorkville, Village
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 | 821 |
| Number of females | 2,172 |
| Number of males | 2,218 |
| Number of married females | 700 |
| Number of married males | 699 |
| Number of married persons | 1,399 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| Total population | 4,390 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,376 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,836 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 803 |
| Number of occupied houses | 803 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 45,761 |
| BWT BU | 94 |
| CRN BU | 718 |
| HAY AC | 4,279 |
| HAY TONS | 5,507 |
| OAT BU | 43,460 |
| PEA BU | 23,364 |
| POT AC | 979 |
| POT BU | 89,753 |
| RYE BU | 1,283 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,596 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,872 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17,128 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,557 |
| AREA | 27,596 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 614 |
| CD | 45 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 821 |
| FEMALE | 2,172 |
| GRA BU | 309 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 803 |
| INHABITED | 803 |
| MALE | 2,218 |
| MARRIED F | 700 |
| MARRIED M | 699 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,399 |
| POPULATION | 4,390 |
| ROOT BU | 19,545 |
| SINGLE F | 1,376 |
| SINGLE M | 1,460 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,836 |
| TUR BU | 23,530 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 96 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131005— 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). "York E, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/york-e-on045001-1871/.