Ancaster, Ontario (1881 census)
Ancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q488909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.204°N, 80.027°W.
Population
In 1881, Ancaster had a population of 4,726: 2,401 male and 2,325 female residents. Population density was 60.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,653 |
| 1861 | 5,043 |
| 1871 | 5,005 |
| 1881 | 4,726 |
| 1891 | 4,098 |
| 1901 | 3,863 |
| 1911 | 4,136 |
| 1921 | 5,586 |
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, Ancaster 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 | 910 |
| Number of families | 910 |
| Number of females | 2,325 |
| Number of males | 2,401 |
| Number of married females | 798 |
| Number of married males | 806 |
| Number of married persons | 1,604 |
| Number of widowed females | 121 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP TOT | 4,726 |
| Total population | 4,726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,546 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,952 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 894 |
| Number of occupied houses | 894 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,345 |
| Acres of potatoes | 998 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,444 |
| BAR BU | 52,232 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52,232 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,322 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 819 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 48,990 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 180,908 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 32,506 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,372 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 105,415 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,558 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 168,721 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 117,124 |
| BWT BU | 3,322 |
| CRN BU | 48,990 |
| HAY AC | 6,345 |
| HAY TONS | 8,648 |
| OAT BU | 180,908 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,372 |
| POT AC | 998 |
| POT BU | 105,415 |
| RYE BU | 1,558 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,648 |
| WHT AC | 6,444 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,288 |
| WHT WTR BU | 117,124 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,406 |
| C UNMD M | 1,546 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,952 |
| D OCC | 894 |
| FEMALE | 2,325 |
| GRA BU | 819 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 894 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 2,401 |
| MD F | 798 |
| MD M | 806 |
| MD TOT | 1,604 |
| NUMBER CD | 147 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 32,506 |
| TUR BU | 168,721 |
| WID F | 121 |
| WID M | 49 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q488909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancaster,_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). "Ancaster, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ancaster-on147005-1881/.