Darlington, Ontario (1881 census)
Darlington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 78.750°W.
Population
In 1881, Darlington had a population of 5,465: 2,793 male and 2,672 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 8,005 |
| 1861 | 6,912 |
| 1871 | 5,931 |
| 1881 | 5,465 |
| 1891 | 4,757 |
| 1901 | 4,174 |
| 1911 | 3,682 |
| 1921 | 3,780 |
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, Darlington 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 5,465 total population, 2,793 males, 2,672 females, 1,843 married persons, 1,064 families, 922 married males, 921 married females, 203 widowed persons, 141 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,419 single persons under 18, 1,809 single males under 18, 1,610 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,045 inhabited houses, 1,045 occupied houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 585,449 bushels of turnips, 201,545 bushels of barley, 174,598 bushels of oats, 127,987 bushels of other root crops, 104,090 bushels of spring wheat, 85,553 bushels of peas and beans, 75,187 bushels of potatoes, 15,660 bushels of corn, 14,386 bushels of winter wheat, 9,904 tons of hay, 9,487 acres of wheat, 7,842 acres of hay crops, 4,698 bushels of rye, 1,751 bushels of buckwheat, 1,213 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 611 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Borland | 1839–1923 | born here |
| James Laughlin Hughes | 1846–1935 | born here |
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | born here |
| George R. Coldwell | 1858–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,466 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:
ON128001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108004_1891— 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). "Darlington, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/darlington-on128001-1881/.