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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. 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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,378 total population, 1,702 males, 1,676 females, 935 married persons, 568 families, 469 married males, 466 married females, 110 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,333 single persons under 18, 1,197 single males under 18, 1,136 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 551 occupied houses, 550 inhabited houses, 49 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 144,695 bushels of oats, 114,532 bushels of turnips, 81,772 bushels of other root crops, 73,483 bushels of potatoes, 46,001 bushels of peas and beans, 43,137 bushels of spring wheat, 23,437 bushels of barley, 8,612 bushels of rye, 4,903 acres of wheat, 4,727 acres of hay crops, 4,565 tons of hay, 1,686 bushels of corn, 1,610 bushels of winter wheat, 1,079 bushels of buckwheat, 536 acres of potatoes, 107 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,378 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Township
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/.