Bath, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Bath, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.185°N, 76.788°W.
Population
In 1881, Bath, VL had a population of 546: 278 male and 268 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 601 |
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 530 |
| 1901 | 407 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 349 |
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, Bath, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 546 total population, 278 males, 268 females, 180 married persons, 125 families, 90 married females, 90 married males, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 339 single persons under 18, 179 single males under 18, 160 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 119 inhabited houses, 119 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,114 bushels of barley, 3,535 bushels of oats, 2,475 bushels of potatoes, 771 bushels of corn, 746 bushels of peas and beans, 431 bushels of rye, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 318 tons of hay, 315 acres of hay crops, 138 bushels of buckwheat, 133 bushels of other root crops, 90 bushels of winter wheat, 79 acres of wheat, 29 bushels of turnips, 24 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 546 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:
ON117003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125008_1911— 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). "Bath, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bath-vl-on117003-1881/.