Bayham, Ontario (1881 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,649. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1881, Bayham had a population of 4,649: 2,340 male and 2,309 female residents. Population density was 46.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 980 |
| Number of families | 980 |
| Number of females | 2,309 |
| Number of males | 2,340 |
| Number of married females | 850 |
| Number of married males | 846 |
| Number of married persons | 1,696 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 181 |
| POP TOT | 4,649 |
| Total population | 4,649 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,330 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,772 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 978 |
| Number of occupied houses | 978 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 114 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 337 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,587 |
| BAR BU | 4,585 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,585 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,230 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 138,781 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,918 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,418 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 18,095 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,452 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,650 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,225 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57,680 |
| BWT BU | 9,230 |
| CRN BU | 138,781 |
| HAY AC | 5,121 |
| HAY TONS | 6,419 |
| OAT BU | 127,918 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 18,095 |
| POT AC | 337 |
| POT BU | 32,452 |
| RYE BU | 4,650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,419 |
| WHT AC | 4,587 |
| WHT SP BU | 245 |
| WHT WTR BU | 57,680 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,330 |
| C UNMD M | 1,442 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,772 |
| D OCC | 978 |
| FEMALE | 2,309 |
| GRA BU | 1,775 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 978 |
| H UNINH | 114 |
| MALE | 2,340 |
| MD F | 850 |
| MD M | 846 |
| MD TOT | 1,696 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,418 |
| TUR BU | 14,225 |
| WID F | 129 |
| WID M | 52 |
| WID TOT | 181 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on163008-1881/.