Fitzroy, Ontario (1881 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1881, Fitzroy had a population of 3,378: 1,702 male and 1,676 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy 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 | 568 |
| Number of families | 568 |
| Number of females | 1,676 |
| Number of males | 1,702 |
| Number of married females | 466 |
| Number of married males | 469 |
| Number of married persons | 935 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP TOT | 3,378 |
| Total population | 3,378 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,197 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,333 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 550 |
| Number of occupied houses | 551 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,727 |
| Acres of potatoes | 536 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,903 |
| BAR BU | 23,437 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,437 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,079 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,686 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 144,695 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 81,772 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 46,001 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,483 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,612 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43,137 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 114,532 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| BWT BU | 1,079 |
| CRN BU | 1,686 |
| HAY AC | 4,727 |
| HAY TONS | 4,565 |
| OAT BU | 144,695 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 46,001 |
| POT AC | 536 |
| POT BU | 73,483 |
| RYE BU | 8,612 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,565 |
| WHT AC | 4,903 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,137 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,610 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,136 |
| C UNMD M | 1,197 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,333 |
| D OCC | 551 |
| FEMALE | 1,676 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 550 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 1,702 |
| MD F | 466 |
| MD M | 469 |
| MD TOT | 935 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 81,772 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 114,532 |
| WID F | 74 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001— 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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on108009-1881/.