Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Bobcaygeon, VL 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, VL had a population of 750: 377 male and 373 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 750 total population, 377 males, 373 females, 275 married persons, 154 families, 138 married males, 137 married females, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 450 single persons under 18, 232 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 154 inhabited houses, 154 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,938 bushels of turnips, 2,365 bushels of oats, 1,077 bushels of potatoes, 993 bushels of spring wheat, 655 bushels of peas and beans, 200 bushels of barley, 125 bushels of other root crops, 100 bushels of corn, 90 acres of hay crops, 86 tons of hay, 67 acres of wheat, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 750 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-vl-on129007-1881/.