Athol, Ontario (1881 census)
Athol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115187548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.903°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1881, Athol had a population of 1,573: 800 male and 773 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,621 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1891 | 1,284 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,086 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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, Athol 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 | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 773 |
| Number of males | 800 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 332 |
| Number of married persons | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,573 |
| Total population | 1,573 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 852 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 343 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,788 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of wheat | 889 |
| BAR BU | 72,692 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72,692 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,702 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27,618 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,243 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,613 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,409 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,180 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19,463 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,283 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,177 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,891 |
| BWT BU | 5,702 |
| CRN BU | 27,618 |
| HAY AC | 1,788 |
| HAY TONS | 1,973 |
| OAT BU | 27,243 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,409 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 22,180 |
| RYE BU | 19,463 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,973 |
| WHT AC | 889 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,283 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,891 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 403 |
| C UNMD M | 449 |
| C UNMD TOT | 852 |
| D OCC | 345 |
| FEMALE | 773 |
| GRA BU | 715 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 343 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 800 |
| MD F | 333 |
| MD M | 332 |
| MD TOT | 665 |
| NUMBER CD | 119 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,613 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,177 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115187548
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). "Athol, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athol-on119003-1881/.