Belle River, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Belle River, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113614007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.289°N, 82.703°W.
Population
In 1881, Belle River, Village had a population of 556: 296 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 554.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 657 |
| 1901 | 607 |
| 1911 | 520 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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 Rochester, 1871 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Belle River, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 260 |
| Number of males | 296 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 83 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 556 |
| Total population | 556 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 208 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 368 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 74 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 104 |
| BAR BU | 129 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,207 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,414 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 3,207 |
| HAY AC | 74 |
| HAY TONS | 87 |
| OAT BU | 3,414 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 47 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 1,221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 87 |
| WHT AC | 104 |
| WHT SP BU | 203 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,249 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 160 |
| C UNMD M | 208 |
| C UNMD TOT | 368 |
| D OCC | 99 |
| FEMALE | 260 |
| H INHAB | 99 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 296 |
| MD F | 86 |
| MD M | 83 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 194 |
| TUR BU | 62 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113614007
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_River,_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). "Belle River, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-village-on181016-1881/.