Garafraxa W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Garafraxa W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,620. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.782°N, 80.380°W.
Population
In 1881, Garafraxa W-O had a population of 3,620: 1,878 male and 1,742 female residents. Population density was 45.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,128 |
| 1881 | 3,620 |
| 1891 | 3,043 |
| 1901 | 2,561 |
| 1911 | 1,951 |
| 1921 | 1,669 |
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, Garafraxa W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 633 |
| Number of families | 633 |
| Number of females | 1,742 |
| Number of males | 1,878 |
| Number of married females | 573 |
| Number of married males | 563 |
| Number of married persons | 1,136 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 3,620 |
| Total population | 3,620 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,101 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,397 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 632 |
| Number of occupied houses | 633 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,232 |
| Acres of potatoes | 451 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,338 |
| BAR BU | 50,400 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,400 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 145,709 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 29,249 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 67,039 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,672 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 45,531 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 523,719 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,869 |
| BWT BU | 134 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 5,232 |
| HAY TONS | 7,180 |
| OAT BU | 145,709 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 67,039 |
| POT AC | 451 |
| POT BU | 47,672 |
| RYE BU | 650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,180 |
| WHT AC | 5,338 |
| WHT SP BU | 45,531 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,869 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,101 |
| C UNMD M | 1,296 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,397 |
| D OCC | 633 |
| FEMALE | 1,742 |
| GRA BU | 307 |
| H CON | 26 |
| H INHAB | 632 |
| H UNINH | 54 |
| MALE | 1,878 |
| MD F | 573 |
| MD M | 563 |
| MD TOT | 1,136 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 29,249 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 523,719 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152004— 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). "Garafraxa W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-w-o-on152008-1881/.