Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1881 census)
Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.055°N, 77.303°W.
Population
In 1881, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham had a population of 621: 338 male and 283 female residents. Population density was 1.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 175 |
| 1871 | 325 |
| 1881 | 621 |
| 1891 | 870 |
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, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham shared boundaries with:
- Barrie
- Brundenell, Lynedock
- Carlow, Mayo
- Clarendon & Miller
- Elzevir & Grimsthorpe
- Griffith, Matawatchan
- Kaladar, Anglesea
- Limerick, Cashel
- Raglan & Radcliffe
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 126 |
| Number of families | 126 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 338 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 621 |
| Total population | 621 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 163 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 381 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 126 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,115 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 204 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,269 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,969 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,143 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,592 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,039 |
| BWT BU | 710 |
| CRN BU | 632 |
| HAY AC | 1,115 |
| HAY TONS | 847 |
| OAT BU | 9,269 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,969 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 8,143 |
| RYE BU | 1,592 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 847 |
| WHT AC | 204 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,590 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 163 |
| C UNMD M | 218 |
| C UNMD TOT | 381 |
| D OCC | 126 |
| FEMALE | 283 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 126 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 338 |
| MD F | 116 |
| MD M | 116 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25 |
| TUR BU | 4,039 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045001— 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). "Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/denbigh-abinger-ashby-effingham-on118006-1881/.