Bedford, Ontario (1881 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,019. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1881, Bedford had a population of 2,019: 1,040 male and 979 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 979 |
| Number of males | 1,040 |
| Number of married females | 299 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 600 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 2,019 |
| Total population | 2,019 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,363 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 338 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,501 |
| Acres of potatoes | 302 |
| Acres of wheat | 870 |
| BAR BU | 1,567 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,567 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,286 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,628 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,576 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,431 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,252 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14,643 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,857 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,197 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,840 |
| BWT BU | 1,286 |
| CRN BU | 13,628 |
| HAY AC | 3,501 |
| HAY TONS | 3,273 |
| OAT BU | 27,576 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,431 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 30,252 |
| RYE BU | 14,643 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,273 |
| WHT AC | 870 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,857 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,840 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 641 |
| C UNMD M | 722 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,363 |
| D OCC | 339 |
| FEMALE | 979 |
| GRA BU | 190 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 338 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,040 |
| MD F | 299 |
| MD M | 301 |
| MD TOT | 600 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,048 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,197 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on118010-1881/.