Cardiff, Ontario (1881 census)
Cardiff was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 497. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 78.093°W.
Population
In 1881, Cardiff had a population of 497: 270 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 4.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 497 |
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 518 |
| 1921 | 553 |
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 Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff, 1871 (22.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cardiff shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 227 |
| Number of males | 270 |
| Number of married females | 85 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 171 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 497 |
| Total population | 497 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 317 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 532 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 318 |
| BAR BU | 730 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,184 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,186 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 297 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,274 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,595 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 27 |
| BWT BU | 37 |
| CRN BU | 76 |
| HAY AC | 532 |
| HAY TONS | 512 |
| OAT BU | 8,184 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,377 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 7,186 |
| RYE BU | 297 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 512 |
| WHT AC | 318 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,274 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 136 |
| C UNMD M | 181 |
| C UNMD TOT | 317 |
| D OCC | 108 |
| FEMALE | 227 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 106 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 270 |
| MD F | 85 |
| MD M | 86 |
| MD TOT | 171 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 268 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 10,595 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261025
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). "Cardiff, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardiff-on125015-1881/.