Garden Island, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Garden Island, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 495. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.201°N, 76.465°W.
Population
In 1881, Garden Island, Village had a population of 495: 247 male and 248 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 762 |
| 1881 | 495 |
| 1891 | 412 |
| 1901 | 242 |
| 1911 | 150 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 495 total population, 248 females, 247 males, 164 married persons, 85 families, 82 married females, 82 married males, 10 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 321 single persons under 18, 163 single males under 18, 158 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 82 inhabited houses, 82 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 200 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of potatoes, 60 bushels of peas and beans, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 16 tons of hay, 8 acres of hay crops, 8 acres of wheat, 1 acres of potatoes. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dileno Dexter Calvin | 1798–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 495 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:
ON115003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069018— 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). "Garden Island, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garden-island-village-on115003-1881/.