Ashfield, Ontario (1881 census)
Ashfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.931°N, 81.649°W.
Population
In 1881, Ashfield had a population of 4,766: 2,473 male and 2,293 female residents. Population density was 43.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 907 |
| 1861 | 2,617 |
| 1871 | 3,893 |
| 1881 | 4,766 |
| 1891 | 4,010 |
| 1901 | 3,497 |
| 1911 | 2,630 |
| 1921 | 2,246 |
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, Ashfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 854 |
| Number of families | 854 |
| Number of females | 2,293 |
| Number of males | 2,473 |
| Number of married females | 685 |
| Number of married males | 682 |
| Number of married persons | 1,367 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP TOT | 4,766 |
| Total population | 4,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,510 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,753 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,263 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 847 |
| Number of occupied houses | 848 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,891 |
| Acres of potatoes | 436 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,416 |
| BAR BU | 20,636 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,636 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 115,265 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 44,227 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,310 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,036 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,553 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 131,366 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 1,103 |
| HAY AC | 6,891 |
| HAY TONS | 8,377 |
| OAT BU | 115,265 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 44,227 |
| POT AC | 436 |
| POT BU | 43,310 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,377 |
| WHT AC | 8,416 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,036 |
| WHT WTR BU | 131,366 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,510 |
| C UNMD M | 1,753 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,263 |
| D OCC | 848 |
| FEMALE | 2,293 |
| GRA BU | 353 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 847 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 2,473 |
| MD F | 685 |
| MD M | 682 |
| MD TOT | 1,367 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,654 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 27,553 |
| WID F | 98 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260729
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). "Ashfield, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ashfield-on175006-1881/.