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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,023 total population, 1,612 males, 1,411 females, 866 married persons, 586 families, 434 married females, 432 married males, 123 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,034 single persons under 18, 1,138 single males under 18, 896 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 583 occupied houses, 579 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 125,454 bushels of winter wheat, 116,875 bushels of oats, 59,978 bushels of corn, 43,062 bushels of barley, 31,579 bushels of potatoes, 9,778 bushels of other root crops, 6,167 acres of wheat, 5,773 tons of hay, 4,168 bushels of peas and beans, 4,120 acres of hay crops, 1,486 bushels of turnips, 973 bushels of buckwheat, 942 bushels of rye, 328 acres of potatoes, 318 bushels of spring wheat, 268 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Duncan Davidson | 1853–1916 | born here |
| Peter McArthur | 1866–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,023 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:
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/.