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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 767 total population, 390 females, 377 males, 198 married persons, 120 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 24 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 545 single persons under 18, 277 single females under 18, 268 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 120 inhabited houses, 120 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,479 bushels of potatoes, 5,789 bushels of oats, 5,314 bushels of rye, 5,040 bushels of peas and beans, 3,278 bushels of buckwheat, 2,946 bushels of corn, 2,177 bushels of turnips, 1,852 acres of hay crops, 1,608 bushels of other root crops, 1,173 bushels of spring wheat, 1,045 tons of hay, 365 acres of wheat, 123 acres of potatoes, 109 bushels of winter wheat, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 767 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:
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/.