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 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, T-V
- Sherbrooke S
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,960 total population, 1,482 males, 1,478 females, 824 married persons, 504 families, 416 married females, 408 married males, 101 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,035 single persons under 18, 1,035 single males under 18, 1,000 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 500 occupied houses, 499 inhabited houses, 51 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 108,792 bushels of oats, 59,143 bushels of potatoes, 14,650 bushels of peas and beans, 11,654 bushels of buckwheat, 10,902 bushels of rye, 7,249 bushels of spring wheat, 6,576 tons of hay, 6,525 acres of hay crops, 5,384 bushels of turnips, 4,569 bushels of other root crops, 4,135 bushels of corn, 2,778 bushels of winter wheat, 2,598 bushels of barley, 2,467 acres of wheat, 445 acres of potatoes, 92 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 2,960 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:
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/.