Dereham, Ontario (1881 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,486. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1881, Dereham had a population of 4,486: 2,322 male and 2,164 female residents. Population density was 39.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
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, Dereham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 858 |
| Number of families | 858 |
| Number of females | 2,164 |
| Number of males | 2,322 |
| Number of married females | 783 |
| Number of married males | 785 |
| Number of married persons | 1,568 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP TOT | 4,486 |
| Total population | 4,486 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,494 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,782 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 855 |
| Number of occupied houses | 858 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,368 |
| Acres of potatoes | 358 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,943 |
| BAR BU | 28,267 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,267 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 73,543 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 212,301 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 62,785 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 23,116 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,829 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 516 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 998 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 32,865 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 96,101 |
| BWT BU | 904 |
| CRN BU | 73,543 |
| HAY AC | 7,368 |
| HAY TONS | 10,967 |
| OAT BU | 212,301 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 23,116 |
| POT AC | 358 |
| POT BU | 32,829 |
| RYE BU | 516 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,967 |
| WHT AC | 5,943 |
| WHT SP BU | 998 |
| WHT WTR BU | 96,101 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,288 |
| C UNMD M | 1,494 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,782 |
| D OCC | 858 |
| FEMALE | 2,164 |
| GRA BU | 1,104 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 855 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 2,322 |
| MD F | 783 |
| MD M | 785 |
| MD TOT | 1,568 |
| NUMBER CD | 165 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 62,785 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 32,865 |
| WID F | 93 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON165001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on165001-1881/.