Delaware, Ontario (1881 census)
Delaware was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.875°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1881, Delaware had a population of 2,674: 1,352 male and 1,322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,861 |
| 1861 | 2,324 |
| 1871 | 2,523 |
| 1881 | 2,674 |
| 1891 | 2,549 |
| 1901 | 2,178 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,773 |
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, Delaware 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 2,674 total population, 1,352 males, 1,322 females, 941 married persons, 553 families, 471 married males, 470 married females, 107 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,626 single persons under 18, 839 single males under 18, 787 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 548 occupied houses, 534 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 14 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 77,968 bushels of winter wheat, 76,548 bushels of oats, 36,903 bushels of corn, 29,533 bushels of potatoes, 11,084 bushels of other root crops, 9,398 bushels of barley, 5,803 bushels of turnips, 5,444 bushels of peas and beans, 3,412 acres of wheat, 3,251 tons of hay, 2,598 acres of hay crops, 943 bushels of buckwheat, 348 acres of potatoes, 318 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 188 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,674 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:
ON168007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261257
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). "Delaware, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/delaware-on168007-1881/.