Artemesia, Ontario (1881 census)
Artemesia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,576. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.271°N, 80.541°W.
Population
In 1881, Artemesia had a population of 4,576: 2,340 male and 2,236 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 733 |
| 1861 | 2,575 |
| 1871 | 3,484 |
| 1881 | 4,576 |
| 1891 | 4,092 |
| 1901 | 3,923 |
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 2,430 |
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, Artemesia 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 4,576 total population, 2,340 males, 2,236 females, 1,444 married persons, 862 families, 725 married males, 719 married females, 139 widowed persons, 93 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,993 single persons under 18, 1,569 single males under 18, 1,424 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 853 inhabited houses, 853 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 140,017 bushels of oats, 52,521 bushels of spring wheat, 50,853 bushels of peas and beans, 47,558 bushels of potatoes, 35,040 bushels of turnips, 27,749 bushels of barley, 24,750 bushels of winter wheat, 6,488 acres of wheat, 5,807 bushels of other root crops, 5,700 tons of hay, 5,601 acres of hay crops, 463 acres of potatoes, 450 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 bushels of rye, 46 bushels of buckwheat, 34 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,576 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:
ON155001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260726
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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on155001-1881/.