Charlottenburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.
Population
In 1881, Charlottenburg had a population of 6,354: 3,112 male and 3,242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,557 |
| 1861 | 6,695 |
| 1871 | 6,331 |
| 1881 | 6,354 |
| 1891 | 5,657 |
| 1901 | 5,280 |
| 1911 | 4,989 |
| 1921 | 5,130 |
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, Charlottenburg 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 6,354 total population, 3,242 females, 3,112 males, 1,711 married persons, 1,089 families, 856 married males, 855 married females, 305 widowed persons, 209 widowed females, 96 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,338 single persons under 18, 2,178 single females under 18, 2,160 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,071 inhabited houses, 1,071 occupied houses, 84 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 228,934 bushels of oats, 111,227 bushels of potatoes, 33,523 bushels of peas and beans, 14,767 bushels of spring wheat, 10,811 bushels of winter wheat, 10,536 tons of hay, 10,512 bushels of buckwheat, 9,907 acres of hay crops, 9,481 bushels of barley, 9,223 bushels of corn, 5,928 bushels of other root crops, 2,762 acres of wheat, 2,058 bushels of turnips, 820 acres of potatoes, 490 bushels of rye, 298 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 6 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh McLennan | 1825–1899 | born here |
| Francis McDougal | 1826–1910 | born here |
| Lucy Margaret Baker | 1836–1909 | born here |
| Roderick McLellan | 1842–1907 | born here |
| John Duncan McArthur | 1854–1927 | born here |
| Edith Catherine Rayside | 1872–1950 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,355 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:
ON099001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112001— 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on099001-1881/.