Faraday, Ontario (1881 census)
Faraday was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.000°N, 77.909°W.
Population
In 1881, Faraday had a population of 392: 228 male and 164 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 392 |
| 1891 | 705 |
| 1901 | 1,339 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 681 |
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 Faraday, Dungannon, 1871 (53.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Faraday shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 164 |
| Number of males | 228 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP TOT | 392 |
| Total population | 392 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 290 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 67 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 329 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 144 |
| BAR BU | 969 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 969 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,849 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,244 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,052 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 341 |
| HAY AC | 329 |
| HAY TONS | 324 |
| OAT BU | 5,849 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,322 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 6,244 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 324 |
| WHT AC | 144 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,450 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 114 |
| C UNMD M | 176 |
| C UNMD TOT | 290 |
| D OCC | 69 |
| FEMALE | 164 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 67 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 228 |
| MD F | 48 |
| MD M | 48 |
| MD TOT | 96 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 195 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 6,052 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118006— 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). "Faraday, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/faraday-on122014-1881/.