Ekfrid, Ontario (1881 census)
Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.628°W.
Population
In 1881, Ekfrid had a population of 3,023: 1,612 male and 1,411 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,791 |
| 1861 | 2,574 |
| 1871 | 3,193 |
| 1881 | 3,023 |
| 1891 | 2,876 |
| 1901 | 2,757 |
| 1911 | 2,482 |
| 1921 | 2,275 |
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, Ekfrid 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 | 586 |
| Number of families | 586 |
| Number of females | 1,411 |
| Number of males | 1,612 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 866 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP TOT | 3,023 |
| Total population | 3,023 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 896 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,138 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,034 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 579 |
| Number of occupied houses | 583 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,120 |
| Acres of potatoes | 328 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,167 |
| BAR BU | 43,062 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43,062 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 973 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 59,978 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116,875 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,778 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,168 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,579 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 942 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,486 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 125,454 |
| BWT BU | 973 |
| CRN BU | 59,978 |
| HAY AC | 4,120 |
| HAY TONS | 5,773 |
| OAT BU | 116,875 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,168 |
| POT AC | 328 |
| POT BU | 31,579 |
| RYE BU | 942 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,773 |
| WHT AC | 6,167 |
| WHT SP BU | 318 |
| WHT WTR BU | 125,454 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 896 |
| C UNMD M | 1,138 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,034 |
| D OCC | 583 |
| FEMALE | 1,411 |
| GRA BU | 268 |
| H INHAB | 579 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,612 |
| MD F | 434 |
| MD M | 432 |
| MD TOT | 866 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,778 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,486 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128006— 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on168003-1881/.