Biddulph, Ontario (1881 census)
Biddulph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.218°N, 81.377°W.
Population
In 1881, Biddulph had a population of 2,940: 1,557 male and 1,383 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,081 |
| 1861 | 3,401 |
| 1871 | 4,198 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,600 |
| 1901 | 2,263 |
| 1911 | 1,942 |
| 1921 | 1,732 |
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, Biddulph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,940 total population, 1,557 males, 1,383 females, 903 married persons, 532 families, 452 married males, 451 married females, 94 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,943 single persons under 18, 1,073 single males under 18, 870 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 532 inhabited houses, 532 occupied houses, 51 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 173,210 bushels of winter wheat, 123,075 bushels of oats, 63,672 bushels of turnips, 59,653 bushels of barley, 26,110 bushels of other root crops, 26,037 bushels of potatoes, 8,546 acres of wheat, 7,166 bushels of corn, 5,964 bushels of peas and beans, 4,248 tons of hay, 3,173 acres of hay crops, 2,526 bushels of spring wheat, 437 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 323 acres of potatoes, 169 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Harty | 1847–1929 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,940 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:
ON169009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128002_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260848
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). "Biddulph, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/biddulph-on169009-1881/.