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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261308. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,489 total population, 1,810 males, 1,679 females, 1,010 married persons, 586 families, 506 married males, 504 married females, 122 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,357 single persons under 18, 1,264 single males under 18, 1,093 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 584 inhabited houses, 584 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 191,521 bushels of turnips, 148,115 bushels of oats, 120,016 bushels of winter wheat, 75,198 bushels of other root crops, 45,041 bushels of potatoes, 36,373 bushels of barley, 17,535 bushels of peas and beans, 8,972 tons of hay, 8,487 acres of wheat, 8,450 bushels of spring wheat, 6,128 acres of hay crops, 2,639 bushels of corn, 501 acres of potatoes, 330 bushels of rye, 312 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 120 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,488 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:
ON171004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261308
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/.