Flamborough W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Flamborough W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.323°N, 79.998°W.
Population
In 1881, Flamborough W-O had a population of 3,461: 1,798 male and 1,663 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,533 |
| 1861 | 3,815 |
| 1871 | 3,413 |
| 1881 | 3,461 |
| 1891 | 3,079 |
| 1901 | 2,822 |
| 1911 | 2,736 |
| 1921 | 2,840 |
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, Flamborough W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,461 total population, 1,798 males, 1,663 females, 1,172 married persons, 692 families, 586 married females, 586 married males, 142 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 53 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,147 single persons under 18, 1,159 single males under 18, 988 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 680 inhabited houses, 680 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 128,778 bushels of turnips, 80,764 bushels of oats, 76,704 bushels of winter wheat, 69,424 bushels of potatoes, 26,176 bushels of other root crops, 25,704 bushels of barley, 19,002 bushels of corn, 13,118 bushels of peas and beans, 4,111 acres of wheat, 4,092 tons of hay, 3,334 acres of hay crops, 1,821 bushels of buckwheat, 1,099 bushels of spring wheat, 955 bushels of rye, 651 acres of potatoes, 171 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Beatty Grafton | 1826–1909 | died here |
| Adam Crooks | 1827–1885 | born here |
| Robert McKechnie | 1835–1909 | died here |
| James Colcleugh | 1841–1918 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,461 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:
ON148003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153006— 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). "Flamborough W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/flamborough-w-o-on148003-1881/.