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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261089. 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 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 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,416 total population, 2,270 males, 2,146 females, 1,509 married persons, 966 families, 755 married females, 754 married males, 155 widowed persons, 95 widowed females, 60 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,752 single persons under 18, 1,456 single males under 18, 1,296 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 948 occupied houses, 944 inhabited houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,778 bushels of corn, 74,769 bushels of oats, 66,381 bushels of winter wheat, 49,512 bushels of potatoes, 37,292 bushels of turnips, 18,467 bushels of buckwheat, 7,618 bushels of peas and beans, 6,568 bushels of rye, 6,471 bushels of other root crops, 5,553 bushels of barley, 5,505 acres of wheat, 5,013 tons of hay, 4,384 acres of hay crops, 1,179 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 488 acres of potatoes, 115 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Egerton Ryerson | 1803–1882 | born here |
| Aquila Walsh | 1823–1885 | born here |
| John Charlton | 1829–1910 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,416 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:
ON157003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261089
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/.