Bexley, Ontario (1881 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1881, Bexley had a population of 903: 469 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 903 total population, 469 males, 434 females, 295 married persons, 161 families, 149 married males, 146 married females, 22 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 586 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 277 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 161 occupied houses, 158 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,277 bushels of oats, 12,742 bushels of turnips, 11,207 bushels of potatoes, 6,523 bushels of peas and beans, 5,731 bushels of spring wheat, 3,027 bushels of barley, 2,257 bushels of other root crops, 1,453 bushels of rye, 874 acres of hay crops, 650 acres of wheat, 560 tons of hay, 191 bushels of corn, 99 acres of potatoes, 79 bushels of winter wheat, 41 bushels of buckwheat, 35 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 903 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:
ON130006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on130006-1881/.