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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,766 total population, 2,473 males, 2,293 females, 1,367 married persons, 854 families, 685 married females, 682 married males, 136 widowed persons, 98 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,263 single persons under 18, 1,753 single males under 18, 1,510 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 848 occupied houses, 847 inhabited houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 131,366 bushels of winter wheat, 115,265 bushels of oats, 44,227 bushels of peas and beans, 43,310 bushels of potatoes, 27,553 bushels of turnips, 24,036 bushels of spring wheat, 20,636 bushels of barley, 13,654 bushels of other root crops, 8,416 acres of wheat, 8,377 tons of hay, 6,891 acres of hay crops, 1,103 bushels of corn, 436 acres of potatoes, 353 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,766 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:
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/.