Douro, Ontario (1881 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,864. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1881, Douro had a population of 2,864: 1,441 male and 1,423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lakefield, VL, 1891 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Douro 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 2,864 total population, 1,441 males, 1,423 females, 843 married persons, 514 families, 422 married females, 421 married males, 108 widowed persons, 83 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,913 single persons under 18, 995 single males under 18, 918 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 509 inhabited houses, 509 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 105,195 bushels of oats, 54,303 bushels of potatoes, 36,099 bushels of spring wheat, 29,254 bushels of peas and beans, 22,404 bushels of barley, 20,775 bushels of other root crops, 16,688 bushels of turnips, 5,355 acres of wheat, 2,724 bushels of rye, 2,569 acres of hay crops, 2,247 tons of hay, 2,190 bushels of winter wheat, 703 bushels of corn, 628 bushels of buckwheat, 438 acres of potatoes, 96 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Parr Strickland Traill | 1802–1899 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,863 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:
ON125017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on125017-1881/.