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 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 density was 1719.7 people per square mile.
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 351 |
| Number of families | 351 |
| Number of females | 870 |
| Number of males | 855 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 599 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,725 |
| Total population | 1,725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,063 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 349 |
| Number of occupied houses | 349 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 217 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR BU | 2,400 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,305 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,115 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,511 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,326 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,235 |
| CRN BU | 628 |
| HAY AC | 217 |
| HAY TONS | 335 |
| OAT BU | 4,305 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 134 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 10,511 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 335 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT SP BU | 150 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,235 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 527 |
| C UNMD M | 536 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,063 |
| D OCC | 349 |
| FEMALE | 870 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H INHAB | 349 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 855 |
| MD F | 300 |
| MD M | 299 |
| MD TOT | 599 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,115 |
| TUR BU | 9,326 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
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: 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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on173004-1881/.