Beamsville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Beamsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 685. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q643758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1881, Beamsville, Village had a population of 685: 316 male and 369 female residents. Population density was 682.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 911 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 1911 | 1,096 |
| 1921 | 1,256 |
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 Clinton, 1871 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Beamsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 369 |
| Number of males | 316 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 685 |
| Total population | 685 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 390 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 81 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 134 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,125 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 945 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 842 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,101 |
| CRN BU | 1,125 |
| HAY AC | 81 |
| HAY TONS | 113 |
| OAT BU | 945 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 842 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 113 |
| WHT AC | 134 |
| WHT SP BU | 6 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,101 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 206 |
| C UNMD M | 184 |
| C UNMD TOT | 390 |
| D OCC | 152 |
| FEMALE | 369 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H INHAB | 151 |
| MALE | 316 |
| MD F | 127 |
| MD M | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 72 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q643758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville
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). "Beamsville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-village-on145008-1881/.