Bidwell, Sheguiandah, Ontario (1881 census)
Bidwell, Sheguiandah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 904. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 81.972°W.
Population
In 1881, Bidwell, Sheguiandah had a population of 904: 472 male and 432 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (15.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bidwell, 1891 (55.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sheguiandah, 1891 (44.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bidwell, Sheguiandah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 904 total population, 472 males, 432 females, 280 married persons, 172 families, 140 married females, 140 married males, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 7 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 606 single persons under 18, 321 single males under 18, 285 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 155 inhabited houses, 155 occupied houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,934 bushels of turnips, 7,390 bushels of potatoes, 7,043 bushels of spring wheat, 7,011 bushels of peas and beans, 3,925 bushels of oats, 823 acres of wheat, 639 acres of hay crops, 572 bushels of corn, 507 tons of hay, 281 bushels of barley, 74 acres of potatoes, 68 bushels of buckwheat, 39 bushels of other root crops, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 904 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:
ON182002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182002— 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). "Bidwell, Sheguiandah, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bidwell-sheguiandah-on182002-1881/.