Clinton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Clinton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2979345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.618°N, 81.541°W.
Population
In 1881, Clinton, Village had a population of 2,606: 1,259 male and 1,347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,000 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,606 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,606 total population, 1,347 females, 1,259 males, 866 married persons, 512 families, 434 married females, 432 married males, 95 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,645 single persons under 18, 844 single females under 18, 801 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 509 inhabited houses, 509 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,623 bushels of turnips, 5,306 bushels of potatoes, 3,554 bushels of winter wheat, 3,432 bushels of other root crops, 1,825 bushels of oats, 686 bushels of corn, 500 bushels of barley, 330 bushels of spring wheat, 277 tons of hay, 155 acres of wheat, 137 acres of hay crops, 53 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,606 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:
ON173008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON173008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2979345
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_(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). "Clinton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-village-on173008-1881/.