Culross, Ontario (1881 census)
Culross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.013°N, 81.296°W.
Population
In 1881, Culross had a population of 3,807: 1,985 male and 1,822 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,266 |
| 1871 | 3,839 |
| 1881 | 3,807 |
| 1891 | 3,345 |
| 1901 | 2,955 |
| 1911 | 2,414 |
| 1921 | 2,101 |
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, Culross 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 3,807 total population, 1,985 males, 1,822 females, 1,086 married persons, 713 families, 545 married males, 541 married females, 93 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,628 single persons under 18, 1,410 single males under 18, 1,218 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 713 inhabited houses, 713 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 217,520 bushels of turnips, 144,447 bushels of winter wheat, 132,357 bushels of oats, 66,797 bushels of peas and beans, 47,687 bushels of potatoes, 15,879 bushels of spring wheat, 14,417 bushels of barley, 8,440 acres of wheat, 7,003 bushels of other root crops, 6,382 tons of hay, 5,396 acres of hay crops, 428 acres of potatoes, 111 bushels of corn, 107 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of rye, 5 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,807 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:
ON176003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104007_1881— 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). "Culross, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/culross-on176003-1881/.