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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261521. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,750 |
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,708 total population, 1,419 males, 1,289 females, 858 married persons, 501 families, 431 married females, 427 married males, 98 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,752 single persons under 18, 949 single males under 18, 803 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 496 inhabited houses, 496 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 232,351 bushels of turnips, 137,425 bushels of oats, 112,398 bushels of winter wheat, 51,418 bushels of other root crops, 35,470 bushels of potatoes, 32,403 bushels of barley, 21,823 bushels of peas and beans, 11,820 bushels of spring wheat, 8,292 acres of wheat, 5,435 tons of hay, 4,307 acres of hay crops, 928 bushels of corn, 419 acres of potatoes, 155 bushels of buckwheat, 148 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 2,708 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:
ON171006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261521
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/.