Beckwith, Ontario (1881 census)
Beckwith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q55138151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1881, Beckwith had a population of 1,928: 965 male and 963 female residents. Population density was 18.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,540 |
| 1861 | 2,541 |
| 1871 | 1,977 |
| 1881 | 1,928 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
| 1901 | 1,646 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,221 |
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, Beckwith 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 | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 963 |
| Number of males | 965 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP TOT | 1,928 |
| Total population | 1,928 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 671 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,318 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 323 |
| Number of occupied houses | 323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,195 |
| Acres of potatoes | 488 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,207 |
| BAR BU | 2,379 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,379 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,633 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14,695 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,954 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,357 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,737 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,980 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,652 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 957 |
| BWT BU | 6,633 |
| CRN BU | 1,322 |
| HAY AC | 4,195 |
| HAY TONS | 4,093 |
| OAT BU | 81,100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,954 |
| POT AC | 488 |
| POT BU | 63,357 |
| RYE BU | 7,737 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| WHT AC | 1,207 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,980 |
| WHT WTR BU | 957 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 647 |
| C UNMD M | 671 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,318 |
| D OCC | 323 |
| FEMALE | 963 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 323 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 965 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 264 |
| MD TOT | 522 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 14,695 |
| TUR BU | 29,652 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q55138151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckwith_Township,_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). "Beckwith, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beckwith-on111004-1881/.