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 density was 40.0 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 713 |
| Number of families | 713 |
| Number of females | 1,822 |
| Number of males | 1,985 |
| Number of married females | 541 |
| Number of married males | 545 |
| Number of married persons | 1,086 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 3,807 |
| Total population | 3,807 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,410 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,628 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 713 |
| Number of occupied houses | 713 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,396 |
| Acres of potatoes | 428 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,440 |
| BAR BU | 14,417 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,417 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 132,357 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,003 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 66,797 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,687 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,879 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 217,520 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 144,447 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 5,396 |
| HAY TONS | 6,382 |
| OAT BU | 132,357 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 66,797 |
| POT AC | 428 |
| POT BU | 47,687 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,382 |
| WHT AC | 8,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,879 |
| WHT WTR BU | 144,447 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,218 |
| C UNMD M | 1,410 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,628 |
| D OCC | 713 |
| FEMALE | 1,822 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 713 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,985 |
| MD F | 541 |
| MD M | 545 |
| MD TOT | 1,086 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,003 |
| TUR BU | 217,520 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104007— 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/.