Caledonia, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Caledonia, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.080°N, 79.948°W.
Population
In 1881, Caledonia, Village had a population of 1,242: 607 male and 635 female residents. Population density was 1238.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,246 |
| 1881 | 1,242 |
| 1891 | 968 |
| 1901 | 801 |
| 1911 | 952 |
| 1921 | 1,223 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 252 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 635 |
| Number of males | 607 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,242 |
| Total population | 1,242 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 802 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 182 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of wheat | 118 |
| BAR BU | 170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,228 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,885 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 737 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,733 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,044 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 1,228 |
| HAY AC | 182 |
| HAY TONS | 242 |
| OAT BU | 1,885 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 737 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 6,733 |
| RYE BU | 187 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 242 |
| WHT AC | 118 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,044 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 398 |
| C UNMD M | 404 |
| C UNMD TOT | 802 |
| D OCC | 252 |
| FEMALE | 635 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 252 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 607 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| NUMBER CD | 146 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 621 |
| TUR BU | 271 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115013— 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-village-on146008-1881/.