Bobcaygeon, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Bobcaygeon, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 750. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4935785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.546°N, 78.556°W.
Population
In 1881, Bobcaygeon, Village had a population of 750: 377 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 747.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1891 | 1,018 |
| 1901 | 914 |
| 1911 | 1,000 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Verulam, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bobcaygeon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 154 |
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 377 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 275 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 750 |
| Total population | 750 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 450 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 90 |
| Acres of potatoes | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,365 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 993 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,938 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| CRN BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 90 |
| HAY TONS | 86 |
| OAT BU | 2,365 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 655 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 1,077 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 86 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT SP BU | 993 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 218 |
| C UNMD M | 232 |
| C UNMD TOT | 450 |
| D OCC | 154 |
| FEMALE | 373 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 154 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 377 |
| MD F | 137 |
| MD M | 138 |
| MD TOT | 275 |
| NUMBER CD | 129 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 125 |
| TUR BU | 2,938 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4935785
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcaygeon
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). "Bobcaygeon, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-village-on129007-1881/.