Clinton, Ontario (1881 census)
Clinton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 79.452°W.
Population
In 1881, Clinton had a population of 2,399: 1,198 male and 1,201 female residents. Population density was 54.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,462 |
| 1861 | 2,922 |
| 1871 | 2,782 |
| 1881 | 2,399 |
| 1891 | 2,137 |
| 1901 | 2,056 |
| 1911 | 2,381 |
| 1921 | 2,892 |
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, Clinton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 486 |
| Number of families | 486 |
| Number of females | 1,201 |
| Number of males | 1,198 |
| Number of married females | 432 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 864 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP TOT | 2,399 |
| Total population | 2,399 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,456 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 478 |
| Number of occupied houses | 478 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,663 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,455 |
| BAR BU | 11,247 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,247 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 838 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 47,723 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,540 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,909 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 877 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,047 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 723 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,017 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 92,049 |
| BWT BU | 725 |
| CRN BU | 47,723 |
| HAY AC | 3,663 |
| HAY TONS | 4,192 |
| OAT BU | 56,540 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 877 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 11,047 |
| RYE BU | 723 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,192 |
| WHT AC | 4,455 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,165 |
| WHT WTR BU | 92,049 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 720 |
| C UNMD M | 736 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,456 |
| D OCC | 478 |
| FEMALE | 1,201 |
| GRA BU | 838 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 478 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 1,198 |
| MD F | 432 |
| MD M | 432 |
| MD TOT | 864 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,909 |
| TUR BU | 1,017 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126002— 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). "Clinton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-on145004-1881/.