Elderslie, Ontario (1881 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1881, Elderslie had a population of 3,273: 1,708 male and 1,565 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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, Elderslie 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 | 556 |
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,565 |
| Number of males | 1,708 |
| Number of married females | 465 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 944 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP TOT | 3,273 |
| Total population | 3,273 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,047 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,250 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 556 |
| Number of occupied houses | 556 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,226 |
| Acres of potatoes | 320 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,555 |
| BAR BU | 10,313 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,313 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,317 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,312 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 39,414 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,757 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,139 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58,064 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 96,227 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 228 |
| HAY AC | 5,226 |
| HAY TONS | 5,755 |
| OAT BU | 92,317 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 39,414 |
| POT AC | 320 |
| POT BU | 31,757 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,755 |
| WHT AC | 7,555 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,139 |
| WHT WTR BU | 96,227 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,047 |
| C UNMD M | 1,203 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,250 |
| D OCC | 556 |
| FEMALE | 1,565 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 556 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,708 |
| MD F | 465 |
| MD M | 479 |
| MD TOT | 944 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,312 |
| TUR BU | 58,064 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on177013-1881/.