Billings, Campbell, Ontario (1881 census)
Billings, Campbell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.813°N, 82.272°W.
Population
In 1881, Billings, Campbell had a population of 1,114: 619 male and 495 female residents. Population density was 7.3 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 (19.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Campbell, 1891 (47.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Billings, 1891 (52.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Billings, Campbell 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 | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 495 |
| Number of males | 619 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,114 |
| Total population | 1,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 429 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 729 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 343 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,167 |
| BAR BU | 696 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,194 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,982 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,719 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,414 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,246 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,032 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 1,194 |
| HAY AC | 343 |
| HAY TONS | 258 |
| OAT BU | 2,982 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,719 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 9,414 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 258 |
| WHT AC | 1,167 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,246 |
| WHT WTR BU | 167 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 300 |
| C UNMD M | 429 |
| C UNMD TOT | 729 |
| D OCC | 208 |
| FEMALE | 495 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 208 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 619 |
| MD F | 181 |
| MD M | 181 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 138 |
| TUR BU | 13,032 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182007— 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). "Billings, Campbell, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/billings-campbell-on182007-1881/.