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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q22627721. 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 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 876 total population, 467 males, 409 females, 269 married persons, 157 families, 137 married males, 132 married females, 36 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 571 single persons under 18, 315 single males under 18, 256 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 157 inhabited houses, 157 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,852 bushels of potatoes, 2,269 bushels of turnips, 1,864 bushels of oats, 656 bushels of peas and beans, 620 tons of hay, 531 acres of hay crops, 520 bushels of spring wheat, 266 bushels of corn, 217 bushels of other root crops, 189 bushels of winter wheat, 170 acres of wheat, 88 acres of potatoes, 81 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 876 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:
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: Q22627721
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/.