Clarence, Ontario (1881 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,411. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1881, Clarence had a population of 4,411: 2,291 male and 2,120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rockland, T-V, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clarence 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 4,411 total population, 2,291 males, 2,120 females, 1,362 married persons, 727 families, 681 married females, 681 married males, 86 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,963 single persons under 18, 1,573 single males under 18, 1,390 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 727 inhabited houses, 727 occupied houses, 47 houses under construction, 31 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 100,785 bushels of oats, 37,970 bushels of potatoes, 25,892 bushels of peas and beans, 12,431 bushels of spring wheat, 9,636 bushels of turnips, 4,581 bushels of barley, 4,120 tons of hay, 4,115 bushels of corn, 3,939 acres of hay crops, 2,924 bushels of other root crops, 2,896 bushels of buckwheat, 1,651 acres of wheat, 1,196 bushels of rye, 480 bushels of winter wheat, 348 acres of potatoes, 339 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 4,410 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:
ON104001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— 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). "Clarence, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on104001-1881/.