Glencoe, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Glencoe, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.763°N, 81.710°W.
Population
In 1881, Glencoe, Village had a population of 801: 410 male and 391 female residents. Population density was 798.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 801 |
| 1891 | 976 |
| 1901 | 1,034 |
| 1911 | 841 |
| 1921 | 862 |
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 Ekfrid, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Glencoe, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 391 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 490 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 156 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 180 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR BU | 655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,180 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,554 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| CRN BU | 932 |
| HAY AC | 180 |
| HAY TONS | 210 |
| OAT BU | 3,180 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 95 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,554 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 210 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,253 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 228 |
| C UNMD M | 262 |
| C UNMD TOT | 490 |
| D OCC | 156 |
| FEMALE | 391 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 156 |
| MALE | 410 |
| MD F | 138 |
| MD M | 139 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 105 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134624
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). "Glencoe, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glencoe-village-on168009-1881/.