Cannington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Cannington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5032709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.346°N, 79.047°W.
Population
In 1881, Cannington, Village had a population of 922: 467 male and 455 female residents. Population density was 919.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,058 |
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 869 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brock, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cannington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 455 |
| Number of males | 467 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 299 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 922 |
| Total population | 922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 590 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 182 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 69 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 409 |
| BAR BU | 1,930 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,930 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,110 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,216 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,611 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,326 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| CRN BU | 142 |
| HAY AC | 69 |
| HAY TONS | 77 |
| OAT BU | 4,110 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 796 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,611 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 77 |
| WHT AC | 409 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,326 |
| WHT WTR BU | 400 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 284 |
| C UNMD M | 306 |
| C UNMD TOT | 590 |
| D OCC | 182 |
| FEMALE | 455 |
| H INHAB | 182 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 467 |
| MD F | 152 |
| MD M | 147 |
| MD TOT | 299 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,216 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5032709
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannington,_Ontario
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). "Cannington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-village-on133011-1881/.