Exeter, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Exeter, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5420085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.340°N, 81.492°W.
Population
In 1881, Exeter, Village had a population of 1,725: 855 male and 870 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,725 |
| 1891 | 1,809 |
| 1901 | 1,792 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stephen, 1871 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Exeter, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,725 total population, 870 females, 855 males, 599 married persons, 351 families, 300 married females, 299 married males, 63 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,063 single persons under 18, 536 single males under 18, 527 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 349 inhabited houses, 349 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,511 bushels of potatoes, 9,326 bushels of turnips, 6,115 bushels of other root crops, 4,305 bushels of oats, 4,235 bushels of winter wheat, 2,400 bushels of barley, 628 bushels of corn, 335 tons of hay, 217 acres of hay crops, 178 acres of wheat, 150 bushels of spring wheat, 134 bushels of peas and beans, 105 acres of potatoes, 12 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 1,725 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:
ON173004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5420085
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_(Ontario)
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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on173004-1881/.