Glanford, Ontario (1881 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1881, Glanford had a population of 1,977: 1,032 male and 945 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford shared boundaries with:
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 | 372 |
| Number of families | 372 |
| Number of females | 945 |
| Number of males | 1,032 |
| Number of married females | 331 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 668 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,977 |
| Total population | 1,977 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,239 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 362 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 243 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,531 |
| BAR BU | 26,789 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,789 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,469 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24,938 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 106,706 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,493 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,363 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,947 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,486 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,758 |
| BWT BU | 2,469 |
| CRN BU | 24,938 |
| HAY AC | 4,114 |
| HAY TONS | 5,284 |
| OAT BU | 106,706 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,363 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 29,138 |
| RYE BU | 4,947 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,284 |
| WHT AC | 3,531 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,000 |
| WHT WTR BU | 55,758 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 567 |
| C UNMD M | 672 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,239 |
| D OCC | 362 |
| FEMALE | 945 |
| GRA BU | 1,552 |
| H INHAB | 362 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 1,032 |
| MD F | 331 |
| MD M | 337 |
| MD TOT | 668 |
| NUMBER CD | 147 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,493 |
| TUR BU | 25,486 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on147004-1881/.