Canborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Canborough was a census subdivision in 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,220 total population, 616 males, 604 females, 456 married persons, 265 families, 228 married females, 228 married males, 50 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 714 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 264 inhabited houses, 264 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,020 bushels of oats, 30,960 bushels of winter wheat, 22,163 bushels of corn, 11,162 bushels of potatoes, 3,777 acres of hay crops, 3,680 bushels of barley, 3,242 tons of hay, 3,115 bushels of peas and beans, 2,440 acres of wheat, 1,450 bushels of buckwheat, 1,272 bushels of other root crops, 748 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 158 bushels of turnips, 154 bushels of rye, 132 acres of potatoes, 27 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,221 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.