Admaston, Ontario (1881 census)
Admaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.439°N, 76.820°W.
Population
In 1881, Admaston had a population of 2,383: 1,258 male and 1,125 female residents. Population density was 18.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 685 |
| 1861 | 1,713 |
| 1871 | 1,988 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,453 |
| 1911 | 2,044 |
| 1921 | 1,829 |
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, Admaston 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 | 404 |
| Number of families | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,125 |
| Number of males | 1,258 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 349 |
| Number of married persons | 696 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 2,383 |
| Total population | 2,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 739 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 883 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,622 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 402 |
| Number of occupied houses | 404 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 338 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,513 |
| BAR BU | 2,434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,434 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 93,592 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,892 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 49,827 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,261 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,374 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 35,199 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,424 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| BWT BU | 409 |
| CRN BU | 2,206 |
| HAY AC | 7,209 |
| HAY TONS | 5,651 |
| OAT BU | 93,592 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 49,827 |
| POT AC | 338 |
| POT BU | 45,261 |
| RYE BU | 15,374 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,651 |
| WHT AC | 3,513 |
| WHT SP BU | 35,199 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,210 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 739 |
| C UNMD M | 883 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,622 |
| D OCC | 404 |
| FEMALE | 1,125 |
| GRA BU | 198 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 402 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 1,258 |
| MD F | 347 |
| MD M | 349 |
| MD TOT | 696 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,892 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 10,424 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260659
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). "Admaston, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/admaston-on113003-1881/.