Belmont, Ontario (1881 census)
Belmont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.494°N, 77.861°W.
Population
In 1881, Belmont had a population of 1,738: 928 male and 810 female residents. Population density was 14.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
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 Belmont, Methuen, 1871 (50.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Belmont 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 | 315 |
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 810 |
| Number of males | 928 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,738 |
| Total population | 1,738 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,148 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 311 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,510 |
| Acres of potatoes | 228 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,488 |
| BAR BU | 5,827 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,827 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,222 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,026 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,336 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,324 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,618 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,645 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,668 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,801 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,875 |
| BWT BU | 3,222 |
| CRN BU | 3,026 |
| HAY AC | 1,510 |
| HAY TONS | 1,180 |
| OAT BU | 32,336 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,618 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 24,645 |
| RYE BU | 9,502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| WHT AC | 1,488 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,668 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,875 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 510 |
| C UNMD M | 638 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,148 |
| D OCC | 311 |
| FEMALE | 810 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 311 |
| H UNINH | 65 |
| MALE | 928 |
| MD F | 270 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 540 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,324 |
| TUR BU | 5,801 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Belmont, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belmont-on125006-1881/.