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 density was 22.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,031 |
| 1861 | 1,399 |
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1901 | 1,087 |
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 668 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,319 |
| Total population | 1,319 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 867 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 245 |
| Number of occupied houses | 246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 251 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,081 |
| BAR BU | 1,790 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,790 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,702 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,754 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,056 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,119 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,379 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,637 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,191 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,301 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,687 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,504 |
| BWT BU | 3,702 |
| CRN BU | 1,754 |
| HAY AC | 2,934 |
| HAY TONS | 2,836 |
| OAT BU | 49,056 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,379 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 29,637 |
| RYE BU | 9,191 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,836 |
| WHT AC | 1,081 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,301 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,504 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 433 |
| C UNMD M | 434 |
| C UNMD TOT | 867 |
| D OCC | 246 |
| FEMALE | 668 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| H INHAB | 245 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 651 |
| MD F | 197 |
| MD M | 202 |
| MD TOT | 399 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,119 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 8,687 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007— 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/.