Elzevir & Grimsthorpe, Ontario (1881 census)
Elzevir & Grimsthorpe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.708°N, 77.387°W.
Population
In 1881, Elzevir & Grimsthorpe had a population of 1,514: 759 male and 755 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,514 |
| 1891 | 1,506 |
| 1901 | 1,501 |
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, Elzevir & Grimsthorpe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 275 |
| Number of families | 275 |
| Number of females | 755 |
| Number of males | 759 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,514 |
| Total population | 1,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,014 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 270 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,238 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of wheat | 240 |
| BAR BU | 4,034 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,034 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,635 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,715 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,498 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,931 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,220 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,787 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| BWT BU | 1,515 |
| CRN BU | 5,635 |
| HAY AC | 1,238 |
| HAY TONS | 1,327 |
| OAT BU | 18,715 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,315 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 21,498 |
| RYE BU | 5,931 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,327 |
| WHT AC | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,220 |
| WHT WTR BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 496 |
| C UNMD M | 518 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,014 |
| D OCC | 275 |
| FEMALE | 755 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 270 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 759 |
| MD F | 232 |
| MD M | 230 |
| MD TOT | 462 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 639 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 2,787 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071004— 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). "Elzevir & Grimsthorpe, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elzevir-grimsthorpe-on122012-1881/.