Gananoque, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Gananoque, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1208051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.157°W.
Population
In 1881, Gananoque, T-V had a population of 2,871: 1,398 male and 1,473 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,020 |
| 1881 | 2,871 |
| 1891 | 3,669 |
| 1901 | 3,526 |
| 1911 | 3,804 |
| 1921 | 3,604 |
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, Gananoque, T-V 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 2,871 total population, 1,473 females, 1,398 males, 965 married persons, 574 families, 486 married males, 479 married females, 119 widowed persons, 91 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,787 single persons under 18, 903 single females under 18, 884 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 557 inhabited houses, 557 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,103 bushels of oats, 5,193 bushels of potatoes, 3,195 bushels of barley, 1,520 bushels of other root crops, 793 bushels of peas and beans, 607 bushels of spring wheat, 385 acres of hay crops, 370 tons of hay, 196 bushels of rye, 188 bushels of turnips, 148 bushels of buckwheat, 90 acres of wheat, 77 bushels of corn, 57 bushels of winter wheat, 38 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Maria Harvey | 1838–1903 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,871 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:
ON110005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1208051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
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). "Gananoque, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gananoque-t-v-on110005-1881/.