Garden River, Ontario (1881 census)
Garden River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.580°N, 84.060°W.
Population
In 1881, Garden River had a population of 876: 467 male and 409 female residents. Population density was 7.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 876 |
| 1891 | 606 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (15.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Garden River, 1891 (80.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Garden River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 409 |
| Number of males | 467 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 876 |
| Total population | 876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 571 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 157 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 531 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 170 |
| BAR BU | 81 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,864 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,852 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,269 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 189 |
| CRN BU | 266 |
| HAY AC | 531 |
| HAY TONS | 620 |
| OAT BU | 1,864 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 656 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 6,852 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 620 |
| WHT AC | 170 |
| WHT SP BU | 520 |
| WHT WTR BU | 189 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 256 |
| C UNMD M | 315 |
| C UNMD TOT | 571 |
| D OCC | 157 |
| FEMALE | 409 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 157 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 467 |
| MD F | 132 |
| MD M | 137 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 217 |
| TUR BU | 2,269 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046005— 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 River, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garden-river-on182021-1881/.