Belle River, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Belle River, VL 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, VL had a population of 556: 296 male and 260 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 556 total population, 296 males, 260 females, 169 married persons, 105 families, 86 married females, 83 married males, 19 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 368 single persons under 18, 208 single males under 18, 160 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 99 inhabited houses, 99 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,414 bushels of oats, 3,207 bushels of corn, 1,249 bushels of winter wheat, 1,221 bushels of potatoes, 203 bushels of spring wheat, 194 bushels of other root crops, 129 bushels of barley, 104 acres of wheat, 87 tons of hay, 74 acres of hay crops, 62 bushels of turnips, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 47 bushels of peas and beans, 19 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 556 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-vl-on181016-1881/.