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 density was 40.8 people per square mile.
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, Village, 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 514 |
| Number of families | 514 |
| Number of females | 1,423 |
| Number of males | 1,441 |
| Number of married females | 422 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 843 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 2,864 |
| Total population | 2,864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 918 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 995 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,913 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 509 |
| Number of occupied houses | 509 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,569 |
| Acres of potatoes | 438 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,355 |
| BAR BU | 22,404 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,404 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 703 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 105,195 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,775 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29,254 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,303 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,724 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36,099 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,688 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,190 |
| BWT BU | 628 |
| CRN BU | 703 |
| HAY AC | 2,569 |
| HAY TONS | 2,247 |
| OAT BU | 105,195 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29,254 |
| POT AC | 438 |
| POT BU | 54,303 |
| RYE BU | 2,724 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,247 |
| WHT AC | 5,355 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,099 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,190 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 918 |
| C UNMD M | 995 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,913 |
| D OCC | 509 |
| FEMALE | 1,423 |
| GRA BU | 96 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 509 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 1,441 |
| MD F | 422 |
| MD M | 421 |
| MD TOT | 843 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,775 |
| TUR BU | 16,688 |
| WID F | 83 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
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/.