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 density was 32.5 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 670 |
| Number of families | 670 |
| Number of females | 1,683 |
| Number of males | 1,796 |
| Number of married females | 535 |
| Number of married males | 536 |
| Number of married persons | 1,071 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 142 |
| POP TOT | 3,479 |
| Total population | 3,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,266 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 669 |
| Number of occupied houses | 669 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,067 |
| Acres of potatoes | 548 |
| Acres of wheat | 12,089 |
| BAR BU | 102,094 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102,094 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 861 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 494 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,442 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 164,397 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 34,121 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 60,542 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,477 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,390 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 118,159 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91,505 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,989 |
| BWT BU | 861 |
| CRN BU | 3,442 |
| HAY AC | 4,067 |
| HAY TONS | 4,424 |
| OAT BU | 164,397 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 60,542 |
| POT AC | 548 |
| POT BU | 75,477 |
| RYE BU | 5,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,424 |
| WHT AC | 12,089 |
| WHT SP BU | 118,159 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,989 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,054 |
| C UNMD M | 1,212 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,266 |
| D OCC | 669 |
| FEMALE | 1,683 |
| GRA BU | 494 |
| H INHAB | 669 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 1,796 |
| MD F | 535 |
| MD M | 536 |
| MD TOT | 1,071 |
| NUMBER CD | 127 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 34,121 |
| TUR BU | 91,505 |
| WID F | 94 |
| WID M | 48 |
| WID TOT | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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/.