Augusta, Ontario (1881 census)
Augusta was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,096. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4820879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.749°N, 75.646°W.
Population
In 1881, Augusta had a population of 5,096: 2,606 male and 2,490 female residents. Population density was 40.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,154 |
| 1861 | 5,562 |
| 1871 | 5,163 |
| 1881 | 5,096 |
| 1891 | 4,534 |
| 1901 | 4,166 |
| 1911 | 3,390 |
| 1921 | 3,095 |
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, Augusta 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 | 1,002 |
| Number of families | 1,002 |
| Number of females | 2,490 |
| Number of males | 2,606 |
| Number of married females | 845 |
| Number of married males | 844 |
| Number of married persons | 1,689 |
| Number of widowed females | 136 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 206 |
| POP TOT | 5,096 |
| Total population | 5,096 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,509 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,692 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,201 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 997 |
| Number of occupied houses | 997 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 12,098 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,176 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,171 |
| BAR BU | 20,589 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,589 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,127 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28,970 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 175,480 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,333 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,309 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 122,575 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13,169 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,342 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,583 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,089 |
| BWT BU | 10,127 |
| CRN BU | 28,970 |
| HAY AC | 12,098 |
| HAY TONS | 13,048 |
| OAT BU | 175,480 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,309 |
| POT AC | 1,176 |
| POT BU | 122,575 |
| RYE BU | 13,169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,048 |
| WHT AC | 1,171 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,342 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,089 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,509 |
| C UNMD M | 1,692 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,201 |
| D OCC | 997 |
| FEMALE | 2,490 |
| GRA BU | 189 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 997 |
| H UNINH | 53 |
| MALE | 2,606 |
| MD F | 845 |
| MD M | 844 |
| MD TOT | 1,689 |
| NUMBER CD | 106 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,333 |
| TUR BU | 7,583 |
| WID F | 136 |
| WID M | 70 |
| WID TOT | 206 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4820879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_(Ontario)
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). "Augusta, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/augusta-on106001-1881/.