Asphodel, Ontario (1881 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,918. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.008°W.
Population
In 1881, Asphodel had a population of 1,918: 994 male and 924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel 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 1,918 total population, 994 males, 924 females, 557 married persons, 325 families, 281 married males, 276 married females, 55 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,306 single persons under 18, 693 single males under 18, 613 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 325 inhabited houses, 325 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,406 bushels of oats, 58,086 bushels of turnips, 39,479 bushels of potatoes, 35,814 bushels of peas and beans, 30,407 bushels of barley, 26,719 bushels of spring wheat, 15,738 bushels of other root crops, 10,688 bushels of rye, 4,475 acres of wheat, 2,996 acres of hay crops, 2,799 bushels of winter wheat, 2,654 tons of hay, 732 bushels of corn, 626 bushels of buckwheat, 302 acres of potatoes, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,917 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:
ON125009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on125009-1881/.