Fredericksburgh S, Ontario (1881 census)
Fredericksburgh S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.145°N, 76.909°W.
Population
In 1881, Fredericksburgh S had a population of 1,340: 690 male and 650 female residents. Population density was 36.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,497 |
| 1881 | 1,340 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Fredericksburg S, 1891 (88.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fredericksburgh S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 259 |
| Number of families | 259 |
| Number of females | 650 |
| Number of males | 690 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 465 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,340 |
| Total population | 1,340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,228 |
| Acres of potatoes | 228 |
| Acres of wheat | 833 |
| BAR BU | 135,072 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 135,072 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,617 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,368 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,498 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,647 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,292 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,239 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 889 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,784 |
| BWT BU | 1,077 |
| CRN BU | 15,617 |
| HAY AC | 2,228 |
| HAY TONS | 2,244 |
| OAT BU | 33,368 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,647 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 22,292 |
| RYE BU | 3,239 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| WHT AC | 833 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,807 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,784 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 383 |
| C UNMD M | 436 |
| C UNMD TOT | 819 |
| D OCC | 256 |
| FEMALE | 650 |
| GRA BU | 452 |
| H INHAB | 256 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 690 |
| MD F | 235 |
| MD M | 230 |
| MD TOT | 465 |
| NUMBER CD | 117 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,498 |
| TUR BU | 889 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006_1871— 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). "Fredericksburgh S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fredericksburgh-s-on117006-1881/.