Finch, Ontario (1881 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1881, Finch had a population of 3,493: 1,754 male and 1,739 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,450 |
| 1861 | 2,399 |
| 1871 | 2,729 |
| 1881 | 3,493 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,765 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 2,932 |
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, Finch 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 | 571 |
| Number of families | 571 |
| Number of females | 1,739 |
| Number of males | 1,754 |
| Number of married females | 510 |
| Number of married males | 506 |
| Number of married persons | 1,016 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP TOT | 3,493 |
| Total population | 3,493 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,360 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 570 |
| Number of occupied houses | 570 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,694 |
| Acres of potatoes | 426 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,417 |
| BAR BU | 25,625 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,625 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,624 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 119,824 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,608 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,679 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,824 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,531 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,884 |
| BWT BU | 1,642 |
| CRN BU | 7,624 |
| HAY AC | 4,694 |
| HAY TONS | 4,644 |
| OAT BU | 119,824 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,510 |
| POT AC | 426 |
| POT BU | 46,679 |
| RYE BU | 946 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,644 |
| WHT AC | 1,417 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,824 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,884 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,148 |
| C UNMD M | 1,212 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,360 |
| D OCC | 570 |
| FEMALE | 1,739 |
| GRA BU | 283 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 570 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,754 |
| MD F | 510 |
| MD M | 506 |
| MD TOT | 1,016 |
| NUMBER CD | 101 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,608 |
| TUR BU | 1,531 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145002— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on101002-1881/.