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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,128 |
| 1881 | 3,620 |
| 1891 | 3,043 |
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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,620 total population, 1,878 males, 1,742 females, 1,136 married persons, 633 families, 573 married females, 563 married males, 87 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,397 single persons under 18, 1,296 single males under 18, 1,101 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 633 occupied houses, 632 inhabited houses, 54 uninhabited houses, 26 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 523,719 bushels of turnips, 145,709 bushels of oats, 67,039 bushels of peas and beans, 50,400 bushels of barley, 47,672 bushels of potatoes, 45,531 bushels of spring wheat, 29,249 bushels of other root crops, 10,869 bushels of winter wheat, 7,180 tons of hay, 5,338 acres of wheat, 5,232 acres of hay crops, 650 bushels of rye, 451 acres of potatoes, 307 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 134 bushels of buckwheat, 19 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,621 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:
ON152008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126005— 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/.