Adelaide, Ontario (1881 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.000°N, 81.695°W.
Population
In 1881, Adelaide had a population of 3,108: 1,634 male and 1,474 female residents. Population density was 41.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,979 |
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Adelaide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 571 |
| Number of families | 571 |
| Number of females | 1,474 |
| Number of males | 1,634 |
| Number of married females | 495 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 980 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP TOT | 3,108 |
| Total population | 3,108 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,017 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 561 |
| Number of occupied houses | 564 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,340 |
| Acres of potatoes | 329 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,247 |
| BAR BU | 43,985 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43,985 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 804 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38,803 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 121,590 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26,002 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,938 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,795 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,785 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 133,736 |
| BWT BU | 195 |
| CRN BU | 38,803 |
| HAY AC | 3,340 |
| HAY TONS | 5,908 |
| OAT BU | 121,590 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,488 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 29,938 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,908 |
| WHT AC | 7,247 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,795 |
| WHT WTR BU | 133,736 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 914 |
| C UNMD M | 1,103 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,017 |
| D OCC | 564 |
| FEMALE | 1,474 |
| GRA BU | 804 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 561 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 1,634 |
| MD F | 495 |
| MD M | 485 |
| MD TOT | 980 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26,002 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 7,785 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001— 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 1881 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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on169001-1881/.