Crosby N, Ontario (1881 census)
Crosby N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.699°N, 76.398°W.
Population
In 1881, Crosby N had a population of 1,999: 1,010 male and 989 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
| 1871 | 2,127 |
| 1881 | 1,999 |
| 1891 | 2,097 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
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, Crosby N 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 | 363 |
| Number of families | 363 |
| Number of females | 989 |
| Number of males | 1,010 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 612 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,999 |
| Total population | 1,999 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 689 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,306 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 359 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,512 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,347 |
| BAR BU | 2,863 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,863 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,706 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,211 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,541 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,230 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,307 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,974 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14,748 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,082 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,248 |
| BWT BU | 1,706 |
| CRN BU | 9,211 |
| HAY AC | 3,512 |
| HAY TONS | 3,183 |
| OAT BU | 34,541 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,307 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 32,974 |
| RYE BU | 14,748 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,183 |
| WHT AC | 1,347 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,082 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,248 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 617 |
| C UNMD M | 689 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,306 |
| D OCC | 359 |
| FEMALE | 989 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 359 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,010 |
| MD F | 307 |
| MD M | 305 |
| MD TOT | 612 |
| NUMBER CD | 110 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,230 |
| TUR BU | 1,156 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083003— 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). "Crosby N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-n-on110012-1881/.