Collingwood, Ontario (1881 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,915. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.474°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1881, Collingwood had a population of 4,915: 2,544 male and 2,371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
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 Thornbury, T-V, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Collingwood 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 4,915 total population, 2,544 males, 2,371 females, 1,569 married persons, 950 families, 787 married males, 782 married females, 121 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,225 single persons under 18, 1,705 single males under 18, 1,520 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 923 inhabited houses, 923 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 21 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 113,345 bushels of spring wheat, 100,507 bushels of turnips, 85,605 bushels of oats, 55,535 bushels of winter wheat, 49,186 bushels of potatoes, 43,252 bushels of peas and beans, 36,409 bushels of barley, 15,899 bushels of other root crops, 10,800 acres of wheat, 6,120 tons of hay, 5,622 acres of hay crops, 795 bushels of corn, 550 bushels of rye, 486 acres of potatoes, 371 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,915 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:
ON155002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON155002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on155002-1881/.