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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,096 total population, 2,606 males, 2,490 females, 1,689 married persons, 1,002 families, 845 married females, 844 married males, 206 widowed persons, 136 widowed females, 70 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,201 single persons under 18, 1,692 single males under 18, 1,509 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 997 inhabited houses, 997 occupied houses, 53 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 175,480 bushels of oats, 122,575 bushels of potatoes, 28,970 bushels of corn, 20,589 bushels of barley, 20,333 bushels of other root crops, 13,169 bushels of rye, 13,048 tons of hay, 12,098 acres of hay crops, 10,127 bushels of buckwheat, 7,583 bushels of turnips, 7,309 bushels of peas and beans, 6,342 bushels of spring wheat, 4,089 bushels of winter wheat, 1,176 acres of potatoes, 1,171 acres of wheat, 189 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| W. B. (William Benjamin) Wells | 1809–1881 | born here |
| Timothy Blair Pardee | 1830–1889 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,096 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:
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/.