Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Beamsville, VL 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, VL had a population of 685: 316 male and 369 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 685 total population, 369 females, 316 males, 254 married persons, 152 families, 127 married females, 127 married males, 41 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 390 single persons under 18, 206 single females under 18, 184 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 152 occupied houses, 151 inhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,101 bushels of winter wheat, 1,125 bushels of corn, 945 bushels of oats, 842 bushels of potatoes, 140 bushels of barley, 134 acres of wheat, 113 tons of hay, 81 acres of hay crops, 72 bushels of other root crops, 40 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of spring wheat, 5 bushels of turnips, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 685 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-vl-on145008-1881/.