Ashburnham, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Ashburnham, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1881, Ashburnham, Village had a population of 1,266: 618 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 1262.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 1,266 |
| 1891 | 1,674 |
| 1901 | 1,647 |
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, Ashburnham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 618 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 388 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,266 |
| Total population | 1,266 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 821 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 142 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR BU | 2,015 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,015 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,333 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,436 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 937 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,480 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 484 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 330 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 142 |
| HAY TONS | 164 |
| OAT BU | 2,333 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 937 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 9,480 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 164 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 484 |
| WHT WTR BU | 330 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 408 |
| C UNMD M | 413 |
| C UNMD TOT | 821 |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 648 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 231 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 618 |
| MD F | 197 |
| MD M | 191 |
| MD TOT | 388 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,436 |
| TUR BU | 641 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106001_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). "Ashburnham, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ashburnham-village-on125001-1881/.