Adjala, Ontario (1881 census)
Adjala was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,885. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.050°N, 79.914°W.
Population
In 1881, Adjala had a population of 2,885: 1,507 male and 1,378 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,994 |
| 1861 | 2,742 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
| 1881 | 2,885 |
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 2,161 |
| 1911 | 1,837 |
| 1921 | 1,613 |
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, Adjala shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,885 total population, 1,507 males, 1,378 females, 804 married persons, 508 families, 404 married females, 400 married males, 118 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,963 single persons under 18, 1,065 single males under 18, 898 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 483 inhabited houses, 483 occupied houses, 71 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 106,370 bushels of winter wheat, 81,050 bushels of oats, 43,041 bushels of potatoes, 38,037 bushels of spring wheat, 26,399 bushels of turnips, 16,139 bushels of barley, 15,325 bushels of peas and beans, 9,596 acres of wheat, 6,498 bushels of other root crops, 3,712 bushels of rye, 2,586 tons of hay, 2,266 acres of hay crops, 468 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 432 acres of potatoes, 405 bushels of corn, 30 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,885 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:
ON141001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260658
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). "Adjala, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adjala-on141001-1881/.