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 density was 44.3 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,089 |
| Number of families | 1,089 |
| Number of females | 3,242 |
| Number of males | 3,112 |
| Number of married females | 855 |
| Number of married males | 856 |
| Number of married persons | 1,711 |
| Number of widowed females | 209 |
| Number of widowed males | 96 |
| Number of widowed persons | 305 |
| POP TOT | 6,354 |
| Total population | 6,354 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,178 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,338 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,071 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,071 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 84 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 9,907 |
| Acres of potatoes | 820 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,762 |
| BAR BU | 9,481 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,481 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,512 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,223 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 228,934 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,928 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33,523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 111,227 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,767 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,058 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,811 |
| BWT BU | 10,512 |
| CRN BU | 9,223 |
| HAY AC | 9,907 |
| HAY TONS | 10,536 |
| OAT BU | 228,934 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33,523 |
| POT AC | 820 |
| POT BU | 111,227 |
| RYE BU | 490 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,536 |
| WHT AC | 2,762 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,767 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,811 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,178 |
| C UNMD M | 2,160 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,338 |
| D OCC | 1,071 |
| FEMALE | 3,242 |
| GRA BU | 298 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 1,071 |
| H UNINH | 84 |
| MALE | 3,112 |
| MD F | 855 |
| MD M | 856 |
| MD TOT | 1,711 |
| NUMBER CD | 99 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,928 |
| TUR BU | 2,058 |
| WID F | 209 |
| WID M | 96 |
| WID TOT | 305 |
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/.