Caledon, Ontario (1881 census)
Caledon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,310. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.855°N, 79.996°W.
Population
In 1881, Caledon had a population of 5,310: 2,730 male and 2,580 female residents. Population density was 45.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,707 |
| 1861 | 4,588 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 5,310 |
| 1891 | 5,520 |
| 1901 | 4,345 |
| 1911 | 3,773 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Caledon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,066 |
| Number of families | 1,066 |
| Number of females | 2,580 |
| Number of males | 2,730 |
| Number of married females | 788 |
| Number of married males | 798 |
| Number of married persons | 1,586 |
| Number of widowed females | 134 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 196 |
| POP TOT | 5,310 |
| Total population | 5,310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,658 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,870 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,528 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 995 |
| Number of occupied houses | 995 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 708 |
| Acres of wheat | 13,425 |
| BAR BU | 47,622 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47,622 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 131,647 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15,947 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,404 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,731 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 104,023 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 79,901 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 68,990 |
| BWT BU | 374 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 6,244 |
| HAY TONS | 7,442 |
| OAT BU | 131,647 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,404 |
| POT AC | 708 |
| POT BU | 71,731 |
| RYE BU | 3,535 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,442 |
| WHT AC | 13,425 |
| WHT SP BU | 104,023 |
| WHT WTR BU | 68,990 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,658 |
| C UNMD M | 1,870 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,528 |
| D OCC | 995 |
| FEMALE | 2,580 |
| GRA BU | 180 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 995 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 2,730 |
| MD F | 788 |
| MD M | 798 |
| MD TOT | 1,586 |
| NUMBER CD | 141 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15,947 |
| TUR BU | 79,901 |
| WID F | 134 |
| WID M | 62 |
| WID TOT | 196 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON141004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424659
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon
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). "Caledon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledon-on141004-1881/.