Glamorgan, Ontario (1881 census)
Glamorgan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261581. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.921°N, 78.432°W.
Population
In 1881, Glamorgan had a population of 476: 258 male and 218 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 476 |
| 1891 | 505 |
| 1901 | 527 |
| 1911 | 482 |
| 1921 | 502 |
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 Snowden, Glamorgan, 1871 (51.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Glamorgan shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos
- Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C.
- Galway, Cavendish
- Minden
- Monmouth
- Snowden
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 94 |
| Number of families | 94 |
| Number of females | 218 |
| Number of males | 258 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of married persons | 152 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 476 |
| Total population | 476 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 312 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 94 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 295 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of wheat | 103 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,628 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,594 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 771 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,345 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| BWT BU | 163 |
| CRN BU | 179 |
| HAY AC | 295 |
| HAY TONS | 307 |
| OAT BU | 4,628 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 403 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 9,594 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 307 |
| WHT AC | 103 |
| WHT SP BU | 771 |
| WHT WTR BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 138 |
| C UNMD M | 174 |
| C UNMD TOT | 312 |
| D OCC | 94 |
| FEMALE | 218 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 94 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 258 |
| MD F | 75 |
| MD M | 77 |
| MD TOT | 152 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 206 |
| TUR BU | 13,345 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261581
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). "Glamorgan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glamorgan-on125013-1881/.