Clarke, Ontario (1881 census)
Clarke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,169. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.992°N, 78.563°W.
Population
In 1881, Clarke had a population of 5,169: 2,629 male and 2,540 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,190 |
| 1861 | 6,575 |
| 1871 | 5,728 |
| 1881 | 5,169 |
| 1891 | 4,427 |
| 1901 | 3,788 |
| 1911 | 3,375 |
| 1921 | 3,039 |
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, Clarke 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 5,169 total population, 2,629 males, 2,540 females, 1,814 married persons, 1,088 families, 908 married females, 906 married males, 218 widowed persons, 143 widowed females, 75 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,137 single persons under 18, 1,648 single males under 18, 1,489 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,081 inhabited houses, 1,081 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 472,895 bushels of turnips, 174,596 bushels of barley, 160,750 bushels of oats, 89,249 bushels of spring wheat, 86,559 bushels of peas and beans, 69,181 bushels of potatoes, 47,693 bushels of other root crops, 11,388 bushels of rye, 10,820 bushels of corn, 9,341 acres of wheat, 7,960 tons of hay, 6,585 acres of hay crops, 5,522 bushels of winter wheat, 2,374 bushels of buckwheat, 1,633 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 610 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Nassau Kennedy | 1839–1885 | born here |
| John Edwin Hunter | 1856–1919 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,169 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:
ON128003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108003_1891— 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). "Clarke, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarke-on128003-1881/.