Clara, Head & Maria, Ontario (1881 census)
Clara, Head & Maria was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.173°N, 78.064°W.
Population
In 1881, Clara, Head & Maria had a population of 953: 531 male and 422 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 953 |
| 1891 | 521 |
| 1901 | 483 |
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 contained Head, 1871 (29.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clara, Head & Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 953 total population, 531 males, 422 females, 300 married persons, 163 families, 151 married males, 149 married females, 23 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 630 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 259 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 159 occupied houses, 158 inhabited houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,945 bushels of potatoes, 9,235 bushels of oats, 1,092 bushels of turnips, 1,089 bushels of peas and beans, 814 acres of hay crops, 641 tons of hay, 383 bushels of buckwheat, 355 bushels of spring wheat, 185 bushels of rye, 103 bushels of corn, 98 bushels of other root crops, 64 acres of potatoes, 35 acres of wheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 953 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:
ON114004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON092016— 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). "Clara, Head & Maria, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clara-head-maria-on114004-1881/.