Binbrook, Ontario (1881 census)
Binbrook was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.119°N, 79.785°W.
Population
In 1881, Binbrook had a population of 1,814: 936 male and 878 female residents. Population density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,737 |
| 1861 | 2,100 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 1,814 |
| 1891 | 1,674 |
| 1901 | 1,403 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 1,260 |
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, Binbrook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 356 |
| Number of families | 356 |
| Number of females | 878 |
| Number of males | 936 |
| Number of married females | 299 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 598 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,814 |
| Total population | 1,814 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,161 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,825 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,763 |
| BAR BU | 18,545 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,545 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 417 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,346 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,154 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,596 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,930 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,152 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,680 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 858 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,873 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63,634 |
| BWT BU | 417 |
| CRN BU | 18,346 |
| HAY AC | 4,825 |
| HAY TONS | 4,980 |
| OAT BU | 77,154 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,930 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 16,152 |
| RYE BU | 5,680 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,980 |
| WHT AC | 3,763 |
| WHT SP BU | 858 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63,634 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 541 |
| C UNMD M | 620 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,161 |
| D OCC | 339 |
| FEMALE | 878 |
| GRA BU | 1,163 |
| H INHAB | 339 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 936 |
| MD F | 299 |
| MD M | 299 |
| MD TOT | 598 |
| NUMBER CD | 147 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,596 |
| TUR BU | 4,873 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153004— 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). "Binbrook, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/binbrook-on147002-1881/.