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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,814 total population, 936 males, 878 females, 598 married persons, 356 families, 299 married females, 299 married males, 55 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,161 single persons under 18, 620 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 339 inhabited houses, 339 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 77,154 bushels of oats, 63,634 bushels of winter wheat, 18,545 bushels of barley, 18,346 bushels of corn, 16,152 bushels of potatoes, 5,680 bushels of rye, 4,980 tons of hay, 4,930 bushels of peas and beans, 4,873 bushels of turnips, 4,825 acres of hay crops, 3,763 acres of wheat, 3,596 bushels of other root crops, 1,163 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 858 bushels of spring wheat, 417 bushels of buckwheat, 137 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,814 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:
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/.