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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 325 |
| 1881 | 621 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 621 total population, 338 males, 283 females, 232 married persons, 126 families, 116 married females, 116 married males, 8 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 381 single persons under 18, 218 single males under 18, 163 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 126 inhabited houses, 126 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,269 bushels of oats, 8,143 bushels of potatoes, 4,039 bushels of turnips, 1,969 bushels of peas and beans, 1,592 bushels of rye, 1,590 bushels of spring wheat, 1,115 acres of hay crops, 847 tons of hay, 710 bushels of buckwheat, 632 bushels of corn, 204 acres of wheat, 72 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 621 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:
ON118006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118006— 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/.