Bathurst, Ontario (1881 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,960. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1881, Bathurst had a population of 2,960: 1,482 male and 1,478 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
- Burgess N
- Crosby N
- Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant
- Drummond
- Elmsley N
- Lanark
- Perth, Town—Ville
- Sherbrooke S
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 | 504 |
| Number of families | 504 |
| Number of females | 1,478 |
| Number of males | 1,482 |
| Number of married females | 416 |
| Number of married males | 408 |
| Number of married persons | 824 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP TOT | 2,960 |
| Total population | 2,960 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,000 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,035 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,035 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 499 |
| Number of occupied houses | 500 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,525 |
| Acres of potatoes | 445 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,467 |
| BAR BU | 2,598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,598 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,654 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,135 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 108,792 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,569 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,650 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,143 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,902 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,249 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,384 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,778 |
| BWT BU | 11,654 |
| CRN BU | 4,135 |
| HAY AC | 6,525 |
| HAY TONS | 6,576 |
| OAT BU | 108,792 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,650 |
| POT AC | 445 |
| POT BU | 59,143 |
| RYE BU | 10,902 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,576 |
| WHT AC | 2,467 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,249 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,778 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,000 |
| C UNMD M | 1,035 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,035 |
| D OCC | 500 |
| FEMALE | 1,478 |
| GRA BU | 92 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 499 |
| H UNINH | 51 |
| MALE | 1,482 |
| MD F | 416 |
| MD M | 408 |
| MD TOT | 824 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,569 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5,384 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on111001-1881/.