Glenelg, Ontario (1881 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,001. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 80.736°W.
Population
In 1881, Glenelg had a population of 4,001: 2,046 male and 1,955 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 3,065 |
| 1871 | 4,060 |
| 1881 | 4,001 |
| 1891 | 3,318 |
| 1901 | 2,754 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Markdale, VL, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,001 total population, 2,046 males, 1,955 females, 1,162 married persons, 723 families, 583 married males, 579 married females, 130 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,709 single persons under 18, 1,421 single males under 18, 1,288 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 723 inhabited houses, 723 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 102,470 bushels of oats, 67,073 bushels of turnips, 50,318 bushels of potatoes, 47,746 bushels of spring wheat, 40,716 bushels of peas and beans, 16,081 bushels of winter wheat, 13,188 bushels of barley, 6,369 acres of hay crops, 6,266 tons of hay, 5,855 acres of wheat, 2,927 bushels of other root crops, 482 acres of potatoes, 200 bushels of rye, 148 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 43 bushels of corn, 6 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1843–1917 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,001 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:
ON154004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261586
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). "Glenelg, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glenelg-on154004-1881/.