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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,649 total population, 2,340 males, 2,309 females, 1,696 married persons, 980 families, 850 married females, 846 married males, 181 widowed persons, 129 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,772 single persons under 18, 1,442 single males under 18, 1,330 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 978 inhabited houses, 978 occupied houses, 114 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 138,781 bushels of corn, 127,918 bushels of oats, 57,680 bushels of winter wheat, 32,452 bushels of potatoes, 18,095 bushels of peas and beans, 14,225 bushels of turnips, 9,230 bushels of buckwheat, 7,418 bushels of other root crops, 6,419 tons of hay, 5,121 acres of hay crops, 4,650 bushels of rye, 4,587 acres of wheat, 4,585 bushels of barley, 1,775 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 337 acres of potatoes, 245 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,650 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:
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/.