Edwardsburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.502°W.
Population
In 1881, Edwardsburg had a population of 5,431: 2,713 male and 2,718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cardinal, VL, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Edwardsburg 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 5,431 total population, 2,718 females, 2,713 males, 1,695 married persons, 1,016 families, 852 married females, 843 married males, 242 widowed persons, 170 widowed females, 72 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,494 single persons under 18, 1,798 single males under 18, 1,696 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,014 inhabited houses, 1,014 occupied houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 190,559 bushels of oats, 150,541 bushels of potatoes, 21,826 bushels of barley, 13,747 bushels of corn, 12,963 tons of hay, 11,617 acres of hay crops, 10,126 bushels of other root crops, 7,531 bushels of rye, 4,815 bushels of peas and beans, 4,028 bushels of buckwheat, 3,393 bushels of spring wheat, 1,876 bushels of turnips, 1,705 bushels of winter wheat, 1,311 acres of potatoes, 664 acres of wheat, 217 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy | 1838–1921 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,431 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:
ON106003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on106003-1881/.