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 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 density was 35.6 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 882 |
| Number of families | 882 |
| Number of females | 2,235 |
| Number of males | 2,483 |
| Number of married females | 743 |
| Number of married males | 745 |
| Number of married persons | 1,488 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP TOT | 4,718 |
| Total population | 4,718 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,404 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,694 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,098 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 880 |
| Number of occupied houses | 880 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,929 |
| Acres of potatoes | 469 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,253 |
| BAR BU | 9,188 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,188 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 394 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 115,826 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 103,039 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,638 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,947 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,373 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 420 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,761 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 109,912 |
| BWT BU | 1,941 |
| CRN BU | 115,826 |
| HAY AC | 4,929 |
| HAY TONS | 5,472 |
| OAT BU | 103,039 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,947 |
| POT AC | 469 |
| POT BU | 43,373 |
| RYE BU | 420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,472 |
| WHT AC | 6,253 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109,912 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,404 |
| C UNMD M | 1,694 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,098 |
| D OCC | 880 |
| FEMALE | 2,235 |
| GRA BU | 394 |
| H INHAB | 880 |
| MALE | 2,483 |
| MD F | 743 |
| MD M | 745 |
| MD TOT | 1,488 |
| NUMBER CD | 164 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,638 |
| TUR BU | 7,761 |
| WID F | 88 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON164001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109001— 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). "Aldborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aldborough-on164001-1881/.