Aldborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Aldborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,718. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.586°N, 81.669°W.
Population
In 1881, Aldborough had a population of 4,718: 2,483 male and 2,235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,226 |
| 1861 | 2,325 |
| 1871 | 3,506 |
| 1881 | 4,718 |
| 1891 | 5,299 |
| 1901 | 5,341 |
| 1911 | 3,278 |
| 1921 | 3,020 |
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, Aldborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,718 total population, 2,483 males, 2,235 females, 1,488 married persons, 882 families, 745 married males, 743 married females, 132 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,098 single persons under 18, 1,694 single males under 18, 1,404 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 880 inhabited houses, 880 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 115,826 bushels of corn, 109,912 bushels of winter wheat, 103,039 bushels of oats, 43,373 bushels of potatoes, 11,947 bushels of peas and beans, 9,188 bushels of barley, 7,761 bushels of turnips, 6,253 acres of wheat, 5,638 bushels of other root crops, 5,472 tons of hay, 4,929 acres of hay crops, 1,941 bushels of buckwheat, 469 acres of potatoes, 420 bushels of rye, 394 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of spring wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald James McLean | 1860–1933 | born here |
| Archibald William Campbell | 1863–1927 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,718 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:
ON164001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260678
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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on164001-1881/.