Alnwick, Ontario (1881 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,471. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 78.078°W.
Population
In 1881, Alnwick had a population of 1,471: 743 male and 728 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 1,388 |
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,321 |
| 1901 | 1,247 |
| 1911 | 1,012 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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, Alnwick 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 1,471 total population, 743 males, 728 females, 478 married persons, 279 families, 240 married males, 238 married females, 67 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 926 single persons under 18, 484 single males under 18, 442 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 271 occupied houses, 265 inhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,768 bushels of turnips, 37,018 bushels of barley, 32,665 bushels of oats, 26,985 bushels of peas and beans, 25,100 bushels of spring wheat, 24,246 bushels of potatoes, 7,621 bushels of other root crops, 2,668 acres of wheat, 2,597 bushels of corn, 1,651 bushels of winter wheat, 1,600 acres of hay crops, 1,580 tons of hay, 1,453 bushels of rye, 348 bushels of buckwheat, 339 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 197 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,472 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:
ON124001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260692
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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on124001-1881/.