Aurora, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Aurora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.000°N, 79.468°W.
Population
In 1881, Aurora, Village had a population of 1,540: 741 male and 799 female residents. Population density was 777.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,132 |
| 1881 | 1,540 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 310 |
| Number of families | 310 |
| Number of females | 799 |
| Number of males | 741 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 534 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP TOT | 1,540 |
| Total population | 1,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 937 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 310 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 170 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 228 |
| BAR BU | 2,460 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,460 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,695 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,643 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,684 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,886 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,355 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 170 |
| HAY TONS | 302 |
| OAT BU | 5,695 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,212 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 6,684 |
| RYE BU | 900 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 302 |
| WHT AC | 228 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,304 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,355 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 479 |
| C UNMD M | 458 |
| C UNMD TOT | 937 |
| D OCC | 310 |
| FEMALE | 799 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 310 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 741 |
| MD F | 268 |
| MD M | 266 |
| MD TOT | 534 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,643 |
| TUR BU | 3,886 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137004— 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). "Aurora, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aurora-village-on137004-1881/.