Charlotteville, Ontario (1881 census)
Charlotteville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.759°N, 80.384°W.
Population
In 1881, Charlotteville had a population of 4,416: 2,270 male and 2,146 female residents. Population density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,780 |
| 1861 | 3,475 |
| 1871 | 4,097 |
| 1881 | 4,416 |
| 1891 | 3,937 |
| 1901 | 3,464 |
| 1911 | 2,962 |
| 1921 | 2,750 |
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, Charlotteville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 966 |
| Number of families | 966 |
| Number of females | 2,146 |
| Number of males | 2,270 |
| Number of married females | 755 |
| Number of married males | 754 |
| Number of married persons | 1,509 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| POP TOT | 4,416 |
| Total population | 4,416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,752 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 944 |
| Number of occupied houses | 948 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,384 |
| Acres of potatoes | 488 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,505 |
| BAR BU | 5,553 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,553 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18,467 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,179 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 85,778 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 74,769 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,471 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,618 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,512 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,568 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 37,292 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66,381 |
| BWT BU | 18,467 |
| CRN BU | 85,778 |
| HAY AC | 4,384 |
| HAY TONS | 5,013 |
| OAT BU | 74,769 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,618 |
| POT AC | 488 |
| POT BU | 49,512 |
| RYE BU | 6,568 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,013 |
| WHT AC | 5,505 |
| WHT SP BU | 115 |
| WHT WTR BU | 66,381 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,296 |
| C UNMD M | 1,456 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,752 |
| D OCC | 948 |
| FEMALE | 2,146 |
| GRA BU | 1,179 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 944 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 2,270 |
| MD F | 755 |
| MD M | 754 |
| MD TOT | 1,509 |
| NUMBER CD | 157 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,471 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 37,292 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 95 |
| WID M | 60 |
| WID TOT | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON157003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131001— 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). "Charlotteville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlotteville-on157003-1881/.