Bradford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Bradford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,176. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4954551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.116°N, 79.564°W.
Population
In 1881, Bradford, Village had a population of 1,176: 608 male and 568 female residents. Population density was 443.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 961 |
| 1871 | 1,130 |
| 1881 | 1,176 |
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 984 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 961 |
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, Bradford, 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 | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 568 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,176 |
| Total population | 1,176 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 738 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 371 |
| BAR BU | 2,270 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,270 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,872 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,454 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,395 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,263 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 985 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,918 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,920 |
| CRN BU | 196 |
| HAY AC | 169 |
| HAY TONS | 317 |
| OAT BU | 6,872 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,395 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 7,263 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 317 |
| WHT AC | 371 |
| WHT SP BU | 985 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,920 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 336 |
| C UNMD M | 402 |
| C UNMD TOT | 738 |
| D OCC | 228 |
| FEMALE | 568 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 228 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 608 |
| MD F | 195 |
| MD M | 196 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| NUMBER CD | 138 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,454 |
| TUR BU | 2,918 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4954551
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford,_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). "Bradford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bradford-village-on138003-1881/.