Cavan, Ontario (1881 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1881, Cavan had a population of 3,479: 1,796 male and 1,683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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, Cavan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,479 total population, 1,796 males, 1,683 females, 1,071 married persons, 670 families, 536 married males, 535 married females, 142 widowed persons, 94 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,266 single persons under 18, 1,212 single males under 18, 1,054 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 669 inhabited houses, 669 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 164,397 bushels of oats, 118,159 bushels of spring wheat, 102,094 bushels of barley, 91,505 bushels of turnips, 75,477 bushels of potatoes, 60,542 bushels of peas and beans, 34,121 bushels of other root crops, 12,089 acres of wheat, 5,989 bushels of winter wheat, 5,390 bushels of rye, 4,424 tons of hay, 4,067 acres of hay crops, 3,442 bushels of corn, 861 bushels of buckwheat, 548 acres of potatoes, 494 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert McLaughlin | 1836–1921 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,479 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:
ON127003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002_1881— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on127003-1881/.