Durham, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Durham, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,059. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5316450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.187°N, 80.834°W.
Population
In 1881, Durham, T-V had a population of 1,059: 530 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,059 |
| 1891 | 1,273 |
| 1901 | 1,422 |
| 1911 | 1,581 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bentinck, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Durham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,059 total population, 530 males, 529 females, 368 married persons, 217 families, 184 married females, 184 married males, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 660 single persons under 18, 335 single males under 18, 325 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 217 inhabited houses, 217 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,900 bushels of turnips, 5,670 bushels of oats, 4,808 bushels of potatoes, 2,014 bushels of spring wheat, 1,485 bushels of winter wheat, 1,360 bushels of peas and beans, 502 bushels of barley, 494 bushels of other root crops, 309 tons of hay, 291 acres of wheat, 279 acres of hay crops, 40 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,059 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:
ON154001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5316450
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_Ontario
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). "Durham, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/durham-t-v-on154001-1881/.