Darling, Ontario (1881 census)
Darling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 767. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1881, Darling had a population of 767: 377 male and 390 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 670 |
| 1861 | 900 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 767 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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, Darling 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 | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 390 |
| Number of males | 377 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 767 |
| Total population | 767 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,852 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 365 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,278 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,946 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,789 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,608 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,040 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,479 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,173 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 109 |
| BWT BU | 3,278 |
| CRN BU | 2,946 |
| HAY AC | 1,852 |
| HAY TONS | 1,045 |
| OAT BU | 5,789 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,040 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 16,479 |
| RYE BU | 5,314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| WHT AC | 365 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,173 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 277 |
| C UNMD M | 268 |
| C UNMD TOT | 545 |
| D OCC | 120 |
| FEMALE | 390 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 120 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 377 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| NUMBER CD | 112 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,608 |
| TUR BU | 2,177 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261235
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). "Darling, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darling-on112006-1881/.