Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Bayfield, VL 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, VL had a population of 679: 340 male and 339 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 679 total population, 340 males, 339 females, 215 married persons, 131 families, 110 married females, 105 married males, 26 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 438 single persons under 18, 222 single males under 18, 216 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,448 bushels of potatoes, 4,490 bushels of oats, 2,772 bushels of winter wheat, 1,836 bushels of other root crops, 1,225 bushels of corn, 746 bushels of barley, 589 bushels of spring wheat, 505 bushels of turnips, 239 acres of wheat, 217 tons of hay, 197 acres of hay crops, 187 bushels of peas and beans, 45 acres of potatoes, 9 bushels of buckwheat, 7 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 679 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-vl-on173006-1881/.