Crowland, Ontario (1881 census)
Crowland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 79.182°W.
Population
In 1881, Crowland had a population of 1,318: 655 male and 663 female residents. Population density was 39.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,478 |
| 1861 | 1,457 |
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,010 |
| 1911 | 1,667 |
| 1921 | 3,826 |
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 became part of Crowland, 1891 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Crowland 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 | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 663 |
| Number of males | 655 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 244 |
| Number of married persons | 490 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 1,318 |
| Total population | 1,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 760 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,258 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,398 |
| BAR BU | 4,017 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,017 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,015 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,975 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 687 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,730 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,387 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 47,007 |
| BWT BU | 1,351 |
| CRN BU | 22,015 |
| HAY AC | 3,258 |
| HAY TONS | 2,830 |
| OAT BU | 42,975 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,730 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 11,387 |
| RYE BU | 290 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,830 |
| WHT AC | 2,398 |
| WHT SP BU | 249 |
| WHT WTR BU | 47,007 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 371 |
| C UNMD M | 389 |
| C UNMD TOT | 760 |
| D OCC | 283 |
| FEMALE | 663 |
| GRA BU | 340 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 283 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 655 |
| MD F | 246 |
| MD M | 244 |
| MD TOT | 490 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 687 |
| TUR BU | 351 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002— 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). "Crowland, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crowland-on142005-1881/.