Emsley, Ontario (1881 census)
Emsley 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, Emsley had a population of 1,121: 552 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,241 |
| 1881 | 1,121 |
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, Emsley 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 1,121 total population, 569 females, 552 males, 314 married persons, 209 families, 157 married females, 157 married males, 42 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 765 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 379 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 208 inhabited houses, 208 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,968 bushels of oats, 31,165 bushels of potatoes, 9,569 bushels of rye, 9,403 bushels of other root crops, 5,985 bushels of corn, 5,340 bushels of peas and beans, 4,414 bushels of buckwheat, 3,130 bushels of turnips, 2,486 bushels of spring wheat, 2,262 tons of hay, 2,056 acres of hay crops, 1,547 bushels of winter wheat, 1,315 bushels of barley, 604 acres of wheat, 249 acres of potatoes, 68 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 1,121 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:
ON107002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002_1871— 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). "Emsley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emsley-on107002-1881/.