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 density was 14.5 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 434 |
| Number of males | 469 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 903 |
| Total population | 903 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 586 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 874 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of wheat | 650 |
| BAR BU | 3,027 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,027 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,277 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,207 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,731 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,742 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 191 |
| HAY AC | 874 |
| HAY TONS | 560 |
| OAT BU | 14,277 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,523 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 11,207 |
| RYE BU | 1,453 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 560 |
| WHT AC | 650 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,731 |
| WHT WTR BU | 79 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 277 |
| C UNMD M | 309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 586 |
| D OCC | 161 |
| FEMALE | 434 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 158 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 469 |
| MD F | 146 |
| MD M | 149 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,257 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 12,742 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
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/.