Chesley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Chesley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.303°N, 81.100°W.
Population
In 1881, Chesley, Village had a population of 893: 435 male and 458 female residents. Population density was 890.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,734 |
| 1911 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,708 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Elderslie, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chesley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 458 |
| Number of males | 435 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 893 |
| Total population | 893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 577 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 168 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 98 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR BU | 85 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,575 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,538 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,388 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 494 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 98 |
| HAY TONS | 101 |
| OAT BU | 1,575 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 118 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,538 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 101 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 230 |
| WHT WTR BU | 494 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 292 |
| C UNMD M | 285 |
| C UNMD TOT | 577 |
| D OCC | 168 |
| FEMALE | 458 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 168 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 435 |
| MD F | 144 |
| MD M | 141 |
| MD TOT | 285 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 860 |
| TUR BU | 1,388 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093252
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_(Ontario)
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). "Chesley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesley-village-on177010-1881/.