Caledonia, Ontario (1881 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,751. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.
Population
In 1881, Caledonia had a population of 1,751: 883 male and 868 female residents. Population density was 23.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 958 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,281 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,943 |
| 1901 | 2,201 |
| 1911 | 2,247 |
| 1921 | 2,010 |
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, Caledonia 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 | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 868 |
| Number of males | 883 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 543 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 1,751 |
| Total population | 1,751 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,165 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,819 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of wheat | 810 |
| BAR BU | 3,936 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,936 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,561 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,246 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,945 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,936 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,238 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,486 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,885 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| BWT BU | 1,300 |
| CRN BU | 4,561 |
| HAY AC | 1,819 |
| HAY TONS | 2,060 |
| OAT BU | 71,246 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,936 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 38,238 |
| RYE BU | 450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,060 |
| WHT AC | 810 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,486 |
| WHT WTR BU | 67 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 567 |
| C UNMD M | 598 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,165 |
| D OCC | 286 |
| FEMALE | 868 |
| GRA BU | 223 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 286 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 883 |
| MD F | 270 |
| MD M | 273 |
| MD TOT | 543 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,945 |
| TUR BU | 2,885 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139002— 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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on103006-1881/.