Crosby S, Ontario (1881 census)
Crosby S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.587°N, 76.265°W.
Population
In 1881, Crosby S had a population of 1,968: 992 male and 976 female residents. Population density was 22.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,578 |
| 1861 | 2,117 |
| 1871 | 2,054 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1901 | 1,811 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 390 |
| Number of families | 390 |
| Number of females | 976 |
| Number of males | 992 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 326 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,968 |
| Total population | 1,968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,232 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 373 |
| Number of occupied houses | 378 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 306 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,007 |
| BAR BU | 5,794 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,794 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,603 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,984 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,242 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,575 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,647 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,478 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,264 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,662 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,382 |
| BWT BU | 1,603 |
| CRN BU | 7,984 |
| HAY AC | 3,491 |
| HAY TONS | 3,925 |
| OAT BU | 43,242 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,647 |
| POT AC | 306 |
| POT BU | 30,478 |
| RYE BU | 6,264 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| WHT AC | 1,007 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,079 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,382 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 594 |
| C UNMD M | 638 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,232 |
| D OCC | 378 |
| FEMALE | 976 |
| GRA BU | 74 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 373 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 992 |
| MD F | 329 |
| MD M | 326 |
| MD TOT | 655 |
| NUMBER CD | 110 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,575 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 2,662 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083004— 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-s-on110011-1881/.