Alvinston, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Alvinston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.826°N, 81.848°W.
Population
In 1881, Alvinston, Village had a population of 830: 414 male and 416 female residents. Population density was 827.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 898 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 691 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brooke, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Alvinston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 416 |
| Number of males | 414 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 830 |
| Total population | 830 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 494 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR BU | 321 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 800 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,787 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| CRN BU | 800 |
| HAY AC | 63 |
| HAY TONS | 87 |
| OAT BU | 1,787 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 2,653 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 87 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,445 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 249 |
| C UNMD M | 245 |
| C UNMD TOT | 494 |
| D OCC | 170 |
| FEMALE | 416 |
| H INHAB | 170 |
| MALE | 414 |
| MD F | 156 |
| MD M | 155 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 303 |
| TUR BU | 105 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015_1881— 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). "Alvinston, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alvinston-village-on179008-1881/.