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 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 density was 33.7 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 279 |
| Number of families | 279 |
| Number of females | 728 |
| Number of males | 743 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 478 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,471 |
| Total population | 1,471 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 926 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 265 |
| Number of occupied houses | 271 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,600 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,668 |
| BAR BU | 37,018 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37,018 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 348 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,665 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,621 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,985 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,246 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,768 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| BWT BU | 348 |
| CRN BU | 2,597 |
| HAY AC | 1,600 |
| HAY TONS | 1,580 |
| OAT BU | 32,665 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,985 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 24,246 |
| RYE BU | 1,453 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,580 |
| WHT AC | 2,668 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,100 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,651 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 442 |
| C UNMD M | 484 |
| C UNMD TOT | 926 |
| D OCC | 271 |
| FEMALE | 728 |
| GRA BU | 339 |
| H INHAB | 265 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 743 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 240 |
| MD TOT | 478 |
| NUMBER CD | 124 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,621 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 40,768 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— 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). "Alnwick, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alnwick-on124001-1881/.