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 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 density was 39.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 862 |
| Number of families | 862 |
| Number of females | 2,236 |
| Number of males | 2,340 |
| Number of married females | 719 |
| Number of married males | 725 |
| Number of married persons | 1,444 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP TOT | 4,576 |
| Total population | 4,576 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,569 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,993 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 853 |
| Number of occupied houses | 853 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,601 |
| Acres of potatoes | 463 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,488 |
| BAR BU | 27,749 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27,749 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 140,017 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,807 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 50,853 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,558 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52,521 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,040 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24,750 |
| BWT BU | 46 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 5,601 |
| HAY TONS | 5,700 |
| OAT BU | 140,017 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 50,853 |
| POT AC | 463 |
| POT BU | 47,558 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,700 |
| WHT AC | 6,488 |
| WHT SP BU | 52,521 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,750 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,424 |
| C UNMD M | 1,569 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,993 |
| D OCC | 853 |
| FEMALE | 2,236 |
| GRA BU | 450 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 853 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 2,340 |
| MD F | 719 |
| MD M | 725 |
| MD TOT | 1,444 |
| NUMBER CD | 155 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,807 |
| TUR BU | 35,040 |
| WID F | 93 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON155001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1871— 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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on155001-1881/.