Bosanquet, Ontario (1881 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,360. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4947111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1881, Bosanquet had a population of 3,360: 1,787 male and 1,573 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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, Bosanquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,360 total population, 1,787 males, 1,573 females, 1,114 married persons, 634 families, 562 married males, 552 married females, 97 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,149 single persons under 18, 1,192 single males under 18, 957 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 631 occupied houses, 627 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 110,527 bushels of oats, 101,028 bushels of winter wheat, 66,608 bushels of turnips, 61,614 bushels of barley, 54,201 bushels of corn, 30,643 bushels of other root crops, 28,272 bushels of potatoes, 24,811 bushels of spring wheat, 8,795 acres of wheat, 4,956 tons of hay, 4,445 acres of hay crops, 1,821 bushels of peas and beans, 1,820 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 579 bushels of buckwheat, 504 bushels of rye, 272 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,361 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:
ON179013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4947111
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosanquet,_Ontario
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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on179013-1881/.