Beverley, Ontario (1881 census)
Beverley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,230. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899444. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.319°N, 80.145°W.
Population
In 1881, Beverley had a population of 5,230: 2,680 male and 2,550 female residents. Population density was 43.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,620 |
| 1861 | 6,339 |
| 1871 | 5,803 |
| 1881 | 5,230 |
| 1891 | 4,636 |
| 1901 | 3,999 |
| 1911 | 3,629 |
| 1921 | 3,516 |
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, Beverley 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 | 1,054 |
| Number of families | 1,054 |
| Number of females | 2,550 |
| Number of males | 2,680 |
| Number of married females | 898 |
| Number of married males | 892 |
| Number of married persons | 1,790 |
| Number of widowed females | 147 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 215 |
| POP TOT | 5,230 |
| Total population | 5,230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,225 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,052 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,052 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,203 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,000 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,330 |
| BAR BU | 49,589 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,589 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,973 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 588 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34,297 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 243,333 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 55,259 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,094 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 100,427 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 271,268 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 118,666 |
| BWT BU | 4,973 |
| CRN BU | 34,297 |
| HAY AC | 7,203 |
| HAY TONS | 8,852 |
| OAT BU | 243,333 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,094 |
| POT AC | 1,000 |
| POT BU | 100,427 |
| RYE BU | 2,022 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,852 |
| WHT AC | 8,330 |
| WHT SP BU | 167 |
| WHT WTR BU | 118,666 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,505 |
| C UNMD M | 1,720 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,225 |
| D OCC | 1,052 |
| FEMALE | 2,550 |
| GRA BU | 588 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 1,052 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 2,680 |
| MD F | 898 |
| MD M | 892 |
| MD TOT | 1,790 |
| NUMBER CD | 148 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 55,259 |
| TUR BU | 271,268 |
| WID F | 147 |
| WID M | 68 |
| WID TOT | 215 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899444
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Township,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_de_Beverley
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). "Beverley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beverley-on148004-1881/.