Alfred, Ontario (1881 census)
Alfred was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,208. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2834929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 74.883°W.
Population
In 1881, Alfred had a population of 3,208: 1,705 male and 1,503 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 584 |
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 1,697 |
| 1881 | 3,208 |
| 1891 | 3,053 |
| 1901 | 3,327 |
| 1911 | 3,270 |
| 1921 | 3,210 |
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, Alfred 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 3,208 total population, 1,705 males, 1,503 females, 965 married persons, 508 families, 483 married females, 482 married males, 66 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,177 single persons under 18, 1,195 single males under 18, 982 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 508 inhabited houses, 508 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 64,875 bushels of oats, 33,512 bushels of peas and beans, 14,819 bushels of potatoes, 10,032 bushels of spring wheat, 3,130 acres of hay crops, 2,919 bushels of barley, 2,789 bushels of turnips, 2,574 bushels of corn, 2,247 tons of hay, 1,733 bushels of buckwheat, 1,487 acres of wheat, 1,466 bushels of other root crops, 1,454 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 152 acres of potatoes, 76 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| François Eugène Alfred Evanturel | 1846–1908 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,208 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:
ON103007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2834929
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_(Ontario)
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). "Alfred, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alfred-on103007-1881/.