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 density was 29.9 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 657 |
| Number of families | 657 |
| Number of females | 1,787 |
| Number of males | 1,901 |
| Number of married females | 573 |
| Number of married males | 571 |
| Number of married persons | 1,144 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 3,688 |
| Total population | 3,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,170 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,476 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 655 |
| Number of occupied houses | 655 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,279 |
| Acres of potatoes | 355 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,223 |
| BAR BU | 30,060 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,060 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3,516 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,821 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,721 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 41,192 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,980 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 109,629 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 141,715 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53,354 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 295 |
| HAY AC | 5,279 |
| HAY TONS | 5,609 |
| OAT BU | 95,821 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 41,192 |
| POT AC | 355 |
| POT BU | 37,980 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,609 |
| WHT AC | 11,223 |
| WHT SP BU | 109,629 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53,354 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,170 |
| C UNMD M | 1,306 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,476 |
| D OCC | 655 |
| FEMALE | 1,787 |
| GRA BU | 3,516 |
| H CON | 15 |
| H INHAB | 655 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 1,901 |
| MD F | 573 |
| MD M | 571 |
| MD TOT | 1,144 |
| NUMBER CD | 155 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,721 |
| TUR BU | 141,715 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
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/.