Elmsley, Ontario (1881 census)
Elmsley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,121. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.082°W.
Population
In 1881, Elmsley had a population of 1,121: 552 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,442 |
| 1861 | 1,400 |
| 1871 | 1,241 |
| 1881 | 1,121 |
| 1891 | 977 |
| 1901 | 889 |
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 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 | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 569 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 157 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 314 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,121 |
| Total population | 1,121 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 765 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,056 |
| Acres of potatoes | 249 |
| Acres of wheat | 604 |
| BAR BU | 1,315 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,315 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,414 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,985 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,968 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,403 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,340 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,165 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,569 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,486 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,130 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| BWT BU | 4,414 |
| CRN BU | 5,985 |
| HAY AC | 2,056 |
| HAY TONS | 2,262 |
| OAT BU | 45,968 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,340 |
| POT AC | 249 |
| POT BU | 31,165 |
| RYE BU | 9,569 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| WHT AC | 604 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,486 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,547 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 379 |
| C UNMD M | 386 |
| C UNMD TOT | 765 |
| D OCC | 208 |
| FEMALE | 569 |
| GRA BU | 68 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 208 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 552 |
| MD F | 157 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 314 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,403 |
| TUR BU | 3,130 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082001— 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, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-on107002-1881/.