Bertie, Ontario (1881 census)
Bertie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 79.031°W.
Population
In 1881, Bertie had a population of 3,986: 2,055 male and 1,931 female residents. Population density was 63.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,737 |
| 1861 | 2,673 |
| 1871 | 2,933 |
| 1881 | 3,986 |
| 1891 | 4,222 |
| 1901 | 3,189 |
| 1911 | 3,282 |
| 1921 | 3,305 |
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, Bertie 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 | 802 |
| Number of families | 802 |
| Number of females | 1,931 |
| Number of males | 2,055 |
| Number of married females | 706 |
| Number of married males | 713 |
| Number of married persons | 1,419 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP TOT | 3,986 |
| Total population | 3,986 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,113 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,397 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 780 |
| Number of occupied houses | 783 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,075 |
| Acres of potatoes | 200 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,292 |
| BAR BU | 5,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,097 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,747 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 837 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 49,818 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,768 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,994 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,638 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,251 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 880 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 93,094 |
| BWT BU | 2,747 |
| CRN BU | 49,818 |
| HAY AC | 5,075 |
| HAY TONS | 4,807 |
| OAT BU | 73,768 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,638 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 23,251 |
| RYE BU | 320 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| WHT AC | 5,292 |
| WHT SP BU | 880 |
| WHT WTR BU | 93,094 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,113 |
| C UNMD M | 1,284 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,397 |
| D OCC | 783 |
| FEMALE | 1,931 |
| GRA BU | 837 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 780 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 2,055 |
| MD F | 706 |
| MD M | 713 |
| MD TOT | 1,419 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,994 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,836 |
| WID F | 112 |
| WID M | 58 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151001— 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). "Bertie, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bertie-on142003-1881/.