Emily, Ontario (1881 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1881, Emily had a population of 2,876: 1,490 male and 1,386 female residents. Population density was 27.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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, Emily 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 | 501 |
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,386 |
| Number of males | 1,490 |
| Number of married females | 409 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 813 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP TOT | 2,876 |
| Total population | 2,876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 900 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,049 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,949 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 500 |
| Number of occupied houses | 500 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,059 |
| Acres of potatoes | 484 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,173 |
| BAR BU | 64,839 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 64,839 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,270 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 165,166 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 17,474 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,396 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,860 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 94,423 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,826 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 699 |
| BWT BU | 472 |
| CRN BU | 2,270 |
| HAY AC | 3,059 |
| HAY TONS | 3,136 |
| OAT BU | 165,166 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,396 |
| POT AC | 484 |
| POT BU | 60,860 |
| RYE BU | 2,698 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,136 |
| WHT AC | 11,173 |
| WHT SP BU | 94,423 |
| WHT WTR BU | 699 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 900 |
| C UNMD M | 1,049 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,949 |
| D OCC | 500 |
| FEMALE | 1,386 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 500 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 1,490 |
| MD F | 409 |
| MD M | 404 |
| MD TOT | 813 |
| NUMBER CD | 129 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 17,474 |
| TUR BU | 28,826 |
| WID F | 77 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on129004-1881/.