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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260827. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,738 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,135 |
| 1921 | 1,513 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,738 total population, 928 males, 810 females, 540 married persons, 315 families, 270 married females, 270 married males, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,148 single persons under 18, 638 single males under 18, 510 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 311 inhabited houses, 311 occupied houses, 65 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,336 bushels of oats, 24,645 bushels of potatoes, 16,618 bushels of peas and beans, 9,502 bushels of rye, 6,668 bushels of spring wheat, 5,827 bushels of barley, 5,801 bushels of turnips, 3,324 bushels of other root crops, 3,222 bushels of buckwheat, 3,026 bushels of corn, 1,875 bushels of winter wheat, 1,510 acres of hay crops, 1,488 acres of wheat, 1,180 tons of hay, 228 acres of potatoes, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,738 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:
ON125006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260827
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/.