Ellice, Ontario (1881 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,275. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1881, Ellice had a population of 3,275: 1,678 male and 1,597 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice 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 | 589 |
| Number of families | 589 |
| Number of females | 1,597 |
| Number of males | 1,678 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 522 |
| Number of married persons | 1,042 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 3,275 |
| Total population | 3,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,119 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,133 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 573 |
| Number of occupied houses | 578 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,892 |
| Acres of potatoes | 435 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,123 |
| BAR BU | 12,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,444 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 131,024 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 17,774 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,402 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,992 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,886 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,169 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86,021 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 327 |
| HAY AC | 4,892 |
| HAY TONS | 6,276 |
| OAT BU | 131,024 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,402 |
| POT AC | 435 |
| POT BU | 53,992 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,276 |
| WHT AC | 6,123 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,886 |
| WHT WTR BU | 86,021 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,014 |
| C UNMD M | 1,119 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,133 |
| D OCC | 578 |
| FEMALE | 1,597 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| H INHAB | 573 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,678 |
| MD F | 520 |
| MD M | 522 |
| MD TOT | 1,042 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 17,774 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 25,169 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on172002-1881/.