Elmsley N, Ontario (1881 census)
Elmsley N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,319. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.896°N, 76.146°W.
Population
In 1881, Elmsley N had a population of 1,319: 651 male and 668 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1911 | 1,066 |
| 1921 | 779 |
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, Elmsley N 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 1,319 total population, 668 females, 651 males, 399 married persons, 261 families, 202 married males, 197 married females, 53 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 867 single persons under 18, 434 single males under 18, 433 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 246 occupied houses, 245 inhabited houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 49,056 bushels of oats, 29,637 bushels of potatoes, 9,191 bushels of rye, 8,687 bushels of turnips, 7,379 bushels of peas and beans, 6,119 bushels of other root crops, 4,301 bushels of spring wheat, 3,702 bushels of buckwheat, 2,934 acres of hay crops, 2,836 tons of hay, 1,790 bushels of barley, 1,754 bushels of corn, 1,504 bushels of winter wheat, 1,081 acres of wheat, 251 acres of potatoes, 33 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 1,319 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:
ON111003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007_1921— 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). "Elmsley N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-n-on111003-1881/.