Euphrasia, Ontario (1881 census)
Euphrasia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.434°N, 80.583°W.
Population
In 1881, Euphrasia had a population of 3,688: 1,901 male and 1,787 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 603 |
| 1861 | 1,472 |
| 1871 | 2,899 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,567 |
| 1901 | 3,441 |
| 1911 | 2,882 |
| 1921 | 2,433 |
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, Euphrasia 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 3,688 total population, 1,901 males, 1,787 females, 1,144 married persons, 657 families, 573 married females, 571 married males, 68 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,476 single persons under 18, 1,306 single males under 18, 1,170 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 655 inhabited houses, 655 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 15 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 141,715 bushels of turnips, 109,629 bushels of spring wheat, 95,821 bushels of oats, 53,354 bushels of winter wheat, 41,192 bushels of peas and beans, 37,980 bushels of potatoes, 30,060 bushels of barley, 11,223 acres of wheat, 6,721 bushels of other root crops, 5,609 tons of hay, 5,279 acres of hay crops, 3,516 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 355 acres of potatoes, 295 bushels of corn, 45 bushels of buckwheat, 43 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,688 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:
ON155003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261421
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). "Euphrasia, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/euphrasia-on155003-1881/.