Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1881 census)
Alice & Fraser was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.743°N, 77.301°W.
Population
In 1881, Alice & Fraser had a population of 1,912: 998 male and 914 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,920 |
| 1901 | 2,139 |
| 1911 | 1,922 |
| 1921 | 1,783 |
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, Alice & Fraser shared boundaries with:
- Hagarty & Jones
- Petewawa & McKay
- Sherwood, Richards & Burns
- Stafford
- Unorganized Territory
- Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord
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 | 322 |
| Number of families | 322 |
| Number of females | 914 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 599 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,912 |
| Total population | 1,912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 588 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 680 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,268 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 317 |
| Number of occupied houses | 317 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,043 |
| Acres of potatoes | 290 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,225 |
| BAR BU | 214 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,367 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 624 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,035 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,830 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,928 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,820 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,076 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 869 |
| CRN BU | 145 |
| HAY AC | 4,043 |
| HAY TONS | 2,189 |
| OAT BU | 46,367 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,035 |
| POT AC | 290 |
| POT BU | 27,830 |
| RYE BU | 6,928 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,189 |
| WHT AC | 1,225 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,820 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 588 |
| C UNMD M | 680 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,268 |
| D OCC | 317 |
| FEMALE | 914 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 317 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 998 |
| MD F | 300 |
| MD M | 299 |
| MD TOT | 599 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 624 |
| TUR BU | 5,076 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142004_1871— 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). "Alice & Fraser, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alice-fraser-on114001-1881/.