Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Georgetown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,471. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3103735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.648°N, 79.930°W.
Population
In 1881, Georgetown, Village had a population of 1,471: 712 male and 759 female residents. Population density was 1466.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,158 |
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,583 |
| 1921 | 2,061 |
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, Georgetown, Village 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 | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 759 |
| Number of males | 712 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 511 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP TOT | 1,471 |
| Total population | 1,471 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 891 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 289 |
| Number of occupied houses | 289 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 170 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 103 |
| BAR BU | 540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,895 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,979 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,390 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,877 |
| CRN BU | 376 |
| HAY AC | 170 |
| HAY TONS | 266 |
| OAT BU | 1,895 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 295 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,979 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 266 |
| WHT AC | 103 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,877 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 455 |
| C UNMD M | 436 |
| C UNMD TOT | 891 |
| D OCC | 289 |
| FEMALE | 759 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 289 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 712 |
| MD F | 257 |
| MD M | 254 |
| MD TOT | 511 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,023 |
| TUR BU | 2,390 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3103735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(Ontario)
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). "Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgetown-village-on150009-1881/.