Downie, Ontario (1881 census)
Downie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,489. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.328°N, 81.060°W.
Population
In 1881, Downie had a population of 3,489: 1,810 male and 1,679 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,610 |
| 1871 | 3,738 |
| 1881 | 3,489 |
| 1891 | 3,281 |
| 1901 | 2,895 |
| 1911 | 2,561 |
| 1921 | 2,457 |
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, Downie 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 | 586 |
| Number of families | 586 |
| Number of females | 1,679 |
| Number of males | 1,810 |
| Number of married females | 504 |
| Number of married males | 506 |
| Number of married persons | 1,010 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP TOT | 3,489 |
| Total population | 3,489 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,093 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,357 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 584 |
| Number of occupied houses | 584 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 501 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,487 |
| BAR BU | 36,373 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 36,373 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,639 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 148,115 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 75,198 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,041 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,450 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 191,521 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 120,016 |
| BWT BU | 120 |
| CRN BU | 2,639 |
| HAY AC | 6,128 |
| HAY TONS | 8,972 |
| OAT BU | 148,115 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,535 |
| POT AC | 501 |
| POT BU | 45,041 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,972 |
| WHT AC | 8,487 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,450 |
| WHT WTR BU | 120,016 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,093 |
| C UNMD M | 1,264 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,357 |
| D OCC | 584 |
| FEMALE | 1,679 |
| GRA BU | 312 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 584 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 1,810 |
| MD F | 504 |
| MD M | 506 |
| MD TOT | 1,010 |
| NUMBER CD | 171 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 75,198 |
| TUR BU | 191,521 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 40 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137002— 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). "Downie, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/downie-on171004-1881/.