Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Chippawa, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 664. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q602402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.055°N, 79.052°W.
Population
In 1881, Chippawa, Village had a population of 664: 325 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 534.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 1,095 |
| 1871 | 922 |
| 1881 | 664 |
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 460 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Chippawa, 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 | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 339 |
| Number of males | 325 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 664 |
| Total population | 664 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 404 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 27 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,648 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 326 |
| CRN BU | 168 |
| HAY AC | 27 |
| HAY TONS | 34 |
| OAT BU | 385 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,648 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 34 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
| WHT WTR BU | 326 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 198 |
| C UNMD M | 206 |
| C UNMD TOT | 404 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 339 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 325 |
| MD F | 111 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 180 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q602402
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippawa,_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). "Chippawa, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chippawa-village-on142011-1881/.