Caistor, Ontario (1881 census)
Caistor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,164. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.066°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1881, Caistor had a population of 2,164: 1,125 male and 1,039 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,398 |
| 1861 | 2,005 |
| 1871 | 2,166 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 1,784 |
| 1911 | 1,481 |
| 1921 | 1,300 |
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, Caistor shared boundaries with:
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 | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,039 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 387 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of married persons | 776 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 2,164 |
| Total population | 2,164 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 601 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,301 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 455 |
| Number of occupied houses | 456 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,810 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,929 |
| BAR BU | 10,724 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,724 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,211 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 954 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,225 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,017 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,781 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,756 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,160 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,476 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53,917 |
| BWT BU | 1,211 |
| CRN BU | 14,225 |
| HAY AC | 4,810 |
| HAY TONS | 4,157 |
| OAT BU | 71,017 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,756 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 11,160 |
| RYE BU | 4,476 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,157 |
| WHT AC | 3,929 |
| WHT SP BU | 39 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53,917 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 601 |
| C UNMD M | 700 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,301 |
| D OCC | 456 |
| FEMALE | 1,039 |
| GRA BU | 954 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 455 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 1,125 |
| MD F | 387 |
| MD M | 389 |
| MD TOT | 776 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,781 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,061 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001— 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). "Caistor, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caistor-on144001-1881/.