Barton, Ontario (1881 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.227°N, 79.855°W.
Population
In 1881, Barton had a population of 3,525: 1,791 male and 1,734 female residents. Population density was 142.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,735 |
| 1861 | 2,811 |
| 1871 | 2,865 |
| 1881 | 3,525 |
| 1891 | 4,997 |
| 1901 | 3,620 |
| 1911 | 4,410 |
| 1921 | 10,165 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Barton, 1871 (94.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Barton shared boundaries with:
- Ancaster
- Glanford
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7
- Saltfleet
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 | 588 |
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,734 |
| Number of males | 1,791 |
| Number of married females | 608 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,204 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 137 |
| POP TOT | 3,525 |
| Total population | 3,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,033 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,184 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 585 |
| Number of occupied houses | 586 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,396 |
| Acres of potatoes | 319 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,845 |
| BAR BU | 10,344 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,344 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,620 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,955 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 35,368 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,866 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,201 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,851 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,563 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 34,815 |
| BWT BU | 352 |
| CRN BU | 13,620 |
| HAY AC | 2,396 |
| HAY TONS | 3,490 |
| OAT BU | 38,955 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,669 |
| POT AC | 319 |
| POT BU | 36,866 |
| RYE BU | 3,201 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,490 |
| WHT AC | 1,845 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,851 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,815 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,033 |
| C UNMD M | 1,151 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,184 |
| D OCC | 586 |
| FEMALE | 1,734 |
| GRA BU | 289 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 585 |
| H UNINH | 65 |
| MALE | 1,791 |
| MD F | 608 |
| MD M | 596 |
| MD TOT | 1,204 |
| NUMBER CD | 147 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 35,368 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 29,563 |
| WID F | 93 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153002— 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). "Barton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barton-on147003-1881/.