Gainsborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,001. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1881, Gainsborough had a population of 3,001: 1,515 male and 1,486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough 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 3,001 total population, 1,515 males, 1,486 females, 1,184 married persons, 649 families, 598 married males, 586 married females, 92 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,725 single persons under 18, 882 single males under 18, 843 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 649 inhabited houses, 649 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 86,076 bushels of winter wheat, 67,362 bushels of oats, 19,671 bushels of corn, 14,689 bushels of potatoes, 7,429 acres of hay crops, 6,241 tons of hay, 5,816 acres of wheat, 5,329 bushels of peas and beans, 4,612 bushels of barley, 1,854 bushels of buckwheat, 1,157 bushels of other root crops, 891 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 365 bushels of rye, 198 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of turnips, 74 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,001 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:
ON144002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003_1901— 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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on144002-1881/.