Aurora, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Aurora, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,540. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q266438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.000°N, 79.468°W.
Population
In 1881, Aurora, T-V had a population of 1,540: 741 male and 799 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,132 |
| 1881 | 1,540 |
| 1891 | 1,743 |
| 1901 | 1,590 |
| 1911 | 1,901 |
| 1921 | 2,307 |
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, Aurora, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,540 total population, 799 females, 741 males, 534 married persons, 310 families, 268 married females, 266 married males, 69 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 937 single persons under 18, 479 single females under 18, 458 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 310 inhabited houses, 310 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,684 bushels of potatoes, 5,695 bushels of oats, 3,886 bushels of turnips, 3,643 bushels of other root crops, 2,460 bushels of barley, 2,355 bushels of winter wheat, 1,304 bushels of spring wheat, 1,212 bushels of peas and beans, 900 bushels of rye, 302 tons of hay, 228 acres of wheat, 170 acres of hay crops, 62 bushels of corn, 52 acres of potatoes, 14 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 1,540 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:
ON137004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q266438
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(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). "Aurora, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aurora-t-v-on137004-1881/.