Fergus, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Fergus, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5444155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.708°N, 80.382°W.
Population
In 1881, Fergus, Village had a population of 1,733: 877 male and 856 female residents. Population density was 1727.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,117 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,733 |
| 1891 | 1,598 |
| 1901 | 1,396 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,796 |
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, Fergus, 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 | 334 |
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 856 |
| Number of males | 877 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 513 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 1,733 |
| Total population | 1,733 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,135 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| BAR BU | 425 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,501 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,726 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 620 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 217 |
| OAT BU | 1,666 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 650 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,726 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 217 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 620 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 535 |
| C UNMD M | 600 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,135 |
| D OCC | 332 |
| FEMALE | 856 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 332 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 877 |
| MD F | 257 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 513 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,501 |
| TUR BU | 2,167 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5444155
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus,_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). "Fergus, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fergus-village-on152002-1881/.