Derby, Ontario (1881 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,363. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 81.018°W.
Population
In 1881, Derby had a population of 2,363: 1,240 male and 1,123 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,243 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 2,363 |
| 1891 | 2,200 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,930 |
| 1921 | 1,554 |
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, Derby 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 2,363 total population, 1,240 males, 1,123 females, 690 married persons, 401 families, 345 married females, 345 married males, 77 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,596 single persons under 18, 868 single males under 18, 728 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 396 inhabited houses, 396 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 117,931 bushels of turnips, 72,555 bushels of oats, 37,262 bushels of potatoes, 37,035 bushels of peas and beans, 32,813 bushels of winter wheat, 10,584 bushels of spring wheat, 9,949 bushels of barley, 9,016 bushels of other root crops, 4,898 tons of hay, 4,156 acres of hay crops, 3,177 acres of wheat, 344 bushels of corn, 318 acres of potatoes, 251 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye, 13 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,363 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:
ON156005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261272
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). "Derby, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/derby-on156005-1881/.