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 density was 43.1 people per square mile.
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, Village, 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,016 |
| Number of families | 1,016 |
| Number of females | 2,718 |
| Number of males | 2,713 |
| Number of married females | 852 |
| Number of married males | 843 |
| Number of married persons | 1,695 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| Number of widowed persons | 242 |
| POP TOT | 5,431 |
| Total population | 5,431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,696 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,798 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,494 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,014 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,014 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 11,617 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,311 |
| Acres of wheat | 664 |
| BAR BU | 21,826 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,826 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,028 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,747 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 190,559 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,126 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,815 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 150,541 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,531 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,393 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,705 |
| BWT BU | 4,028 |
| CRN BU | 13,747 |
| HAY AC | 11,617 |
| HAY TONS | 12,963 |
| OAT BU | 190,559 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,815 |
| POT AC | 1,311 |
| POT BU | 150,541 |
| RYE BU | 7,531 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,963 |
| WHT AC | 664 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,393 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,705 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,696 |
| C UNMD M | 1,798 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,494 |
| D OCC | 1,014 |
| FEMALE | 2,718 |
| GRA BU | 217 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 1,014 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 2,713 |
| MD F | 852 |
| MD M | 843 |
| MD TOT | 1,695 |
| NUMBER CD | 106 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,126 |
| TUR BU | 1,876 |
| WID F | 170 |
| WID M | 72 |
| WID TOT | 242 |
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/.