Chinguacousy, Ontario (1881 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5101043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 79.826°W.
Population
In 1881, Chinguacousy had a population of 5,476: 2,810 male and 2,666 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
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, Chinguacousy 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 5,476 total population, 2,810 males, 2,666 females, 1,698 married persons, 1,031 families, 851 married females, 847 married males, 210 widowed persons, 131 widowed females, 79 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,568 single persons under 18, 1,884 single males under 18, 1,684 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,024 inhabited houses, 1,024 occupied houses, 60 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 223,273 bushels of oats, 208,714 bushels of barley, 170,812 bushels of winter wheat, 103,846 bushels of turnips, 58,186 bushels of spring wheat, 56,186 bushels of peas and beans, 53,259 bushels of other root crops, 37,421 bushels of potatoes, 15,679 acres of wheat, 11,032 tons of hay, 8,393 acres of hay crops, 3,085 bushels of rye, 1,065 bushels of corn, 493 acres of potatoes, 308 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 115 bushels of buckwheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Sobieski Nelles | 1823–1887 | born here |
| Arthur Sturgis Hardy | 1837–1901 | born here |
| George Bryce | 1844–1931 | born here |
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Frank Oliver | 1853–1933 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,476 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:
ON140002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5101043
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinguacousy_Township
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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on140002-1881/.