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 density was 43.7 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 508 |
| Number of families | 508 |
| Number of females | 1,503 |
| Number of males | 1,705 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 482 |
| Number of married persons | 965 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 3,208 |
| Total population | 3,208 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 982 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,195 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,177 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 508 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,130 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,487 |
| BAR BU | 2,919 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,919 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,733 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,454 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,574 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,875 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33,512 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,819 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,032 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,789 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 1,733 |
| CRN BU | 2,574 |
| HAY AC | 3,130 |
| HAY TONS | 2,247 |
| OAT BU | 64,875 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33,512 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 14,819 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,247 |
| WHT AC | 1,487 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,032 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 982 |
| C UNMD M | 1,195 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,177 |
| D OCC | 508 |
| FEMALE | 1,503 |
| GRA BU | 1,454 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 508 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,705 |
| MD F | 483 |
| MD M | 482 |
| MD TOT | 965 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,466 |
| TUR BU | 2,789 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
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/.