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 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 density was 29.2 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 325 |
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 924 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,918 |
| Total population | 1,918 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 613 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,306 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 325 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 302 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,475 |
| BAR BU | 30,407 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,407 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 732 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 85,406 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15,738 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,814 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,479 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,688 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26,719 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58,086 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,799 |
| BWT BU | 626 |
| CRN BU | 732 |
| HAY AC | 2,996 |
| HAY TONS | 2,654 |
| OAT BU | 85,406 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,814 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 39,479 |
| RYE BU | 10,688 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,654 |
| WHT AC | 4,475 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,719 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,799 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 613 |
| C UNMD M | 693 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,306 |
| D OCC | 325 |
| FEMALE | 924 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 325 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 994 |
| MD F | 276 |
| MD M | 281 |
| MD TOT | 557 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15,738 |
| TUR BU | 58,086 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002— 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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on125009-1881/.