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 density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 471 |
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 401 |
| Number of families | 401 |
| Number of females | 1,123 |
| Number of males | 1,240 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 345 |
| Number of married persons | 690 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 2,363 |
| Total population | 2,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 728 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 868 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,596 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 396 |
| Number of occupied houses | 396 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,156 |
| Acres of potatoes | 318 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,177 |
| BAR BU | 9,949 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,949 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,555 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,016 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 37,035 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,262 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,584 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 117,931 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 32,813 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| CRN BU | 344 |
| HAY AC | 4,156 |
| HAY TONS | 4,898 |
| OAT BU | 72,555 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 37,035 |
| POT AC | 318 |
| POT BU | 37,262 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,898 |
| WHT AC | 3,177 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,584 |
| WHT WTR BU | 32,813 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 728 |
| C UNMD M | 868 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,596 |
| D OCC | 396 |
| FEMALE | 1,123 |
| GRA BU | 251 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 396 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,240 |
| MD F | 345 |
| MD M | 345 |
| MD TOT | 690 |
| NUMBER CD | 156 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,016 |
| TUR BU | 117,931 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
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/.