Egremont, Ontario (1881 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1881, Egremont had a population of 4,455: 2,309 male and 2,146 female residents. Population density was 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont 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 | 776 |
| Number of families | 776 |
| Number of females | 2,146 |
| Number of males | 2,309 |
| Number of married females | 642 |
| Number of married males | 647 |
| Number of married persons | 1,289 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP TOT | 4,455 |
| Total population | 4,455 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,422 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,624 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,046 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 776 |
| Number of occupied houses | 776 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,993 |
| Acres of potatoes | 452 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,876 |
| BAR BU | 28,298 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,298 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 160,159 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,050 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 59,706 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,316 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 48,800 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 378,215 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22,313 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 6,993 |
| HAY TONS | 7,209 |
| OAT BU | 160,159 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 59,706 |
| POT AC | 452 |
| POT BU | 58,316 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,209 |
| WHT AC | 6,876 |
| WHT SP BU | 48,800 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,313 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,422 |
| C UNMD M | 1,624 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,046 |
| D OCC | 776 |
| FEMALE | 2,146 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 776 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 2,309 |
| MD F | 642 |
| MD M | 647 |
| MD TOT | 1,289 |
| NUMBER CD | 154 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,050 |
| TUR BU | 378,215 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on154005-1881/.