Canborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Canborough was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1881, Canborough had a population of 1,220: 616 male and 604 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,209 |
| 1881 | 1,220 |
| 1891 | 1,118 |
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, Canborough 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 | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 604 |
| Number of males | 616 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 456 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,220 |
| Total population | 1,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 714 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 264 |
| Number of occupied houses | 264 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,777 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,440 |
| BAR BU | 3,680 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,680 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 748 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,163 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,020 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,162 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30,960 |
| BWT BU | 1,450 |
| CRN BU | 22,163 |
| HAY AC | 3,777 |
| HAY TONS | 3,242 |
| OAT BU | 37,020 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,115 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 11,162 |
| RYE BU | 154 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,242 |
| WHT AC | 2,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 27 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30,960 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 347 |
| C UNMD M | 367 |
| C UNMD TOT | 714 |
| D OCC | 264 |
| FEMALE | 604 |
| GRA BU | 748 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 264 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 616 |
| MD F | 228 |
| MD M | 228 |
| MD TOT | 456 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,272 |
| TUR BU | 158 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON094001— 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). "Canborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canborough-on144006-1881/.