Fullarton, Ontario (1881 census)
Fullarton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.393°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1881, Fullarton had a population of 2,708: 1,419 male and 1,289 female residents. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,750 |
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 2,903 |
| 1881 | 2,708 |
| 1891 | 2,511 |
| 1901 | 2,295 |
| 1911 | 1,965 |
| 1921 | 1,714 |
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, Fullarton 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 | 501 |
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,289 |
| Number of males | 1,419 |
| Number of married females | 431 |
| Number of married males | 427 |
| Number of married persons | 858 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP TOT | 2,708 |
| Total population | 2,708 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 803 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 949 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,752 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 496 |
| Number of occupied houses | 496 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,307 |
| Acres of potatoes | 419 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,292 |
| BAR BU | 32,403 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32,403 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 137,425 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 51,418 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21,823 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,470 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,820 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 232,351 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 112,398 |
| BWT BU | 155 |
| CRN BU | 928 |
| HAY AC | 4,307 |
| HAY TONS | 5,435 |
| OAT BU | 137,425 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21,823 |
| POT AC | 419 |
| POT BU | 35,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,435 |
| WHT AC | 8,292 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,820 |
| WHT WTR BU | 112,398 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 803 |
| C UNMD M | 949 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,752 |
| D OCC | 496 |
| FEMALE | 1,289 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 496 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 1,419 |
| MD F | 431 |
| MD M | 427 |
| MD TOT | 858 |
| NUMBER CD | 171 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 51,418 |
| TUR BU | 232,351 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137007— 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). "Fullarton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fullarton-on171006-1881/.