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. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 280 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 904 |
| Total population | 904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 606 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 155 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 823 |
| BAR BU | 281 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,011 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,390 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,043 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,934 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 572 |
| HAY AC | 639 |
| HAY TONS | 507 |
| OAT BU | 3,925 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,011 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 7,390 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 507 |
| WHT AC | 823 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,043 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 285 |
| C UNMD M | 321 |
| C UNMD TOT | 606 |
| D OCC | 155 |
| FEMALE | 432 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 155 |
| H UNINH | 48 |
| MALE | 472 |
| MD F | 140 |
| MD M | 140 |
| MD TOT | 280 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 39 |
| TUR BU | 7,934 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
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/.