Cornwall, Ontario (1881 census)
Cornwall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 74.814°W.
Population
In 1881, Cornwall had a population of 5,436: 2,791 male and 2,645 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,707 |
| 1861 | 5,000 |
| 1871 | 5,081 |
| 1881 | 5,436 |
| 1891 | 6,790 |
| 1901 | 6,911 |
| 1911 | 6,074 |
| 1921 | 6,631 |
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, Cornwall shared boundaries with:
- Charlottenburg
- Cornwall, Centre Ward—Quartier
- Cornwall, East Ward—Quartier
- Cornwall, West Ward—Quartier
- Osnabruck
- Roxborough
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,436 total population, 2,791 males, 2,645 females, 1,666 married persons, 988 families, 838 married males, 828 married females, 239 widowed persons, 167 widowed females, 72 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,531 single persons under 18, 1,881 single males under 18, 1,650 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 969 occupied houses, 966 inhabited houses, 61 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 150,383 bushels of oats, 79,705 bushels of potatoes, 14,650 bushels of corn, 13,700 bushels of peas and beans, 10,675 bushels of barley, 10,388 tons of hay, 10,275 bushels of spring wheat, 9,142 acres of hay crops, 8,548 bushels of buckwheat, 4,399 bushels of other root crops, 3,954 bushels of winter wheat, 2,870 bushels of turnips, 1,830 acres of wheat, 751 acres of potatoes, 521 bushels of rye, 36 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 5,436 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:
ON100004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145001— 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). "Cornwall, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-on100004-1881/.