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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3525341. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,108 total population, 1,634 males, 1,474 females, 980 married persons, 571 families, 495 married females, 485 married males, 111 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,017 single persons under 18, 1,103 single males under 18, 914 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 564 occupied houses, 561 inhabited houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 133,736 bushels of winter wheat, 121,590 bushels of oats, 43,985 bushels of barley, 38,803 bushels of corn, 29,938 bushels of potatoes, 26,002 bushels of other root crops, 7,785 bushels of turnips, 7,247 acres of wheat, 5,908 tons of hay, 3,340 acres of hay crops, 1,795 bushels of spring wheat, 1,488 bushels of peas and beans, 804 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 329 acres of potatoes, 195 bushels of buckwheat, 43 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Blake | 1833–1912 | born here |
| William John Hanna | 1862–1919 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,108 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3525341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Metcalfe
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/.