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 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 density was 25.4 people per square mile.
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:
- Arkona, Village
- Forest, Town—Ville
- McGillivray
- Plympton
- Stephen
- Thedford, Village
- Warwick
- Williams E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 634 |
| Number of families | 634 |
| Number of females | 1,573 |
| Number of males | 1,787 |
| Number of married females | 552 |
| Number of married males | 562 |
| Number of married persons | 1,114 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 3,360 |
| Total population | 3,360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 957 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,149 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 627 |
| Number of occupied houses | 631 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,445 |
| Acres of potatoes | 272 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,795 |
| BAR BU | 61,614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61,614 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,820 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54,201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110,527 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,643 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,821 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,272 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,811 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 66,608 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 101,028 |
| BWT BU | 579 |
| CRN BU | 54,201 |
| HAY AC | 4,445 |
| HAY TONS | 4,956 |
| OAT BU | 110,527 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,821 |
| POT AC | 272 |
| POT BU | 28,272 |
| RYE BU | 504 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,956 |
| WHT AC | 8,795 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,811 |
| WHT WTR BU | 101,028 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 957 |
| C UNMD M | 1,192 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,149 |
| D OCC | 631 |
| FEMALE | 1,573 |
| GRA BU | 1,820 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 627 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,787 |
| MD F | 552 |
| MD M | 562 |
| MD TOT | 1,114 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,643 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 66,608 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001— 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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on179013-1881/.