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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,378 total population, 1,219 females, 1,159 males, 675 married persons, 425 families, 338 married females, 337 married males, 102 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,601 single persons under 18, 809 single females under 18, 792 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 422 inhabited houses, 422 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 100,382 bushels of oats, 43,662 bushels of potatoes, 13,969 bushels of peas and beans, 10,364 bushels of barley, 9,760 bushels of other root crops, 7,805 bushels of turnips, 7,664 bushels of buckwheat, 7,125 bushels of rye, 6,754 bushels of spring wheat, 5,793 acres of hay crops, 4,771 tons of hay, 2,434 acres of wheat, 1,860 bushels of corn, 1,334 bushels of winter wheat, 351 acres of potatoes, 148 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rosetta Ernestine Watson | 1845–1907 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,377 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:
ON111009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123006_1911_1921— 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/.