Elizabethtown, Ontario (1881 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1881, Elizabethtown had a population of 4,905: 2,480 male and 2,425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
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, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
- Augusta
- Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord
- Brockville Town, South Ward—Quartier Sud
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Kitley
- Wolford
- Yonge and Escott, Rear
- Yonge, Front
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 4,905 total population, 2,480 males, 2,425 females, 1,691 married persons, 1,000 families, 847 married females, 844 married males, 209 widowed persons, 160 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,005 single persons under 18, 1,587 single males under 18, 1,418 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 978 inhabited houses, 978 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 148,599 bushels of oats, 86,712 bushels of potatoes, 32,537 bushels of other root crops, 17,062 bushels of barley, 15,495 bushels of corn, 12,828 tons of hay, 12,421 acres of hay crops, 11,698 bushels of peas and beans, 11,223 bushels of winter wheat, 7,879 bushels of rye, 6,373 bushels of buckwheat, 5,215 bushels of turnips, 4,572 bushels of spring wheat, 1,914 acres of wheat, 870 acres of potatoes, 300 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,905 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:
ON109006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058001_1911— 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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on109006-1881/.