Bayfield, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Bayfield, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.557°N, 81.696°W.
Population
In 1881, Bayfield, Village had a population of 679: 340 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 676.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 679 |
| 1891 | 595 |
| 1901 | 558 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 402 |
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 Stanley, 1871 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bayfield, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 339 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 679 |
| Total population | 679 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 438 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 197 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR BU | 746 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 746 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,490 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,448 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 1,225 |
| HAY AC | 197 |
| HAY TONS | 217 |
| OAT BU | 4,490 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 187 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 6,448 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 217 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT SP BU | 589 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,772 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 216 |
| C UNMD M | 222 |
| C UNMD TOT | 438 |
| D OCC | 131 |
| FEMALE | 339 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H INHAB | 131 |
| MALE | 340 |
| MD F | 110 |
| MD M | 105 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,836 |
| TUR BU | 505 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4874500
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfield,_Ontario
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). "Bayfield, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-village-on173006-1881/.