Easthope S, Ontario (1881 census)
Easthope S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.342°N, 80.871°W.
Population
In 1881, Easthope S had a population of 2,244: 1,124 male and 1,120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,275 |
| 1881 | 2,244 |
| 1891 | 2,149 |
| 1911 | 1,457 |
| 1921 | 1,376 |
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, Easthope S 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 2,244 total population, 1,124 males, 1,120 females, 723 married persons, 424 families, 364 married females, 359 married males, 72 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,449 single persons under 18, 745 single males under 18, 704 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 414 inhabited houses, 414 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,181 bushels of oats, 48,046 bushels of turnips, 38,230 bushels of winter wheat, 16,698 bushels of potatoes, 13,353 bushels of peas and beans, 9,229 bushels of barley, 7,326 bushels of other root crops, 5,526 bushels of spring wheat, 4,031 acres of wheat, 3,391 tons of hay, 2,575 acres of hay crops, 297 bushels of rye, 248 bushels of corn, 213 acres of potatoes, 197 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 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | 1827–1885 | died here |
| Thomas Ballantyne | 1829–1908 | died here |
| Robert Home Smith | 1877–1935 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,244 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:
ON171005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137004_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). "Easthope S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/easthope-s-on171005-1881/.