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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 787 total population, 411 males, 376 females, 223 married persons, 150 families, 112 married females, 111 married males, 16 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 548 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 256 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 149 inhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,885 bushels of oats, 11,824 bushels of potatoes, 5,109 bushels of turnips, 2,528 bushels of spring wheat, 2,384 bushels of peas and beans, 1,341 acres of hay crops, 857 tons of hay, 761 bushels of other root crops, 455 acres of wheat, 339 bushels of corn, 327 bushels of barley, 188 bushels of rye, 141 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 787 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:
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/.