Drummond, Ontario (1881 census)
Drummond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.991°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1881, Drummond had a population of 2,378: 1,159 male and 1,219 female residents. Population density was 22.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,648 |
| 1861 | 2,637 |
| 1871 | 2,467 |
| 1881 | 2,378 |
| 1891 | 2,202 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,764 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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, Drummond 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 | 425 |
| Number of families | 425 |
| Number of females | 1,219 |
| Number of males | 1,159 |
| Number of married females | 338 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 675 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,378 |
| Total population | 2,378 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 809 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 792 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,601 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 422 |
| Number of occupied houses | 422 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,793 |
| Acres of potatoes | 351 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,434 |
| BAR BU | 10,364 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,364 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,664 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,860 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100,382 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,760 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,969 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,662 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,125 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,754 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,805 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| BWT BU | 7,664 |
| CRN BU | 1,860 |
| HAY AC | 5,793 |
| HAY TONS | 4,771 |
| OAT BU | 100,382 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,969 |
| POT AC | 351 |
| POT BU | 43,662 |
| RYE BU | 7,125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,771 |
| WHT AC | 2,434 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,754 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,334 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 809 |
| C UNMD M | 792 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,601 |
| D OCC | 422 |
| FEMALE | 1,219 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 422 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,159 |
| MD F | 338 |
| MD M | 337 |
| MD TOT | 675 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,760 |
| TUR BU | 7,805 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006— 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). "Drummond, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/drummond-on111009-1881/.