Galway, Cavendish, Ontario (1881 census)
Galway, Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.753°N, 78.456°W.
Population
In 1881, Galway, Cavendish had a population of 787: 411 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 521 |
| 1881 | 787 |
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 contained Galway, 1891 (56.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cavendish, 1891 (43.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Galway, Cavendish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 787 |
| Total population | 787 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 548 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,341 |
| Acres of potatoes | 141 |
| Acres of wheat | 455 |
| BAR BU | 327 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,885 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,384 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,824 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,528 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,109 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 339 |
| HAY AC | 1,341 |
| HAY TONS | 857 |
| OAT BU | 15,885 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,384 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 11,824 |
| RYE BU | 188 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 857 |
| WHT AC | 455 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,528 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 256 |
| C UNMD M | 292 |
| C UNMD TOT | 548 |
| D OCC | 150 |
| FEMALE | 376 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H INHAB | 149 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 411 |
| MD F | 112 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 223 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 761 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5,109 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125005— 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). "Galway, Cavendish, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-cavendish-on125005-1881/.