Gloucester, Ontario (1881 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,254. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5572083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.588°W.
Population
In 1881, Gloucester had a population of 6,254: 3,218 male and 3,036 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
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, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
- Cumberland
- Nepean
- New Edinburgh, Village
- Osgoode
- Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
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 6,254 total population, 3,218 males, 3,036 females, 1,875 married persons, 1,113 families, 938 married females, 937 married males, 202 widowed persons, 139 widowed females, 63 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,177 single persons under 18, 2,218 single males under 18, 1,959 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,108 inhabited houses, 1,108 occupied houses, 191 uninhabited houses, 17 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 209,111 bushels of oats, 185,029 bushels of potatoes, 87,568 bushels of turnips, 64,757 bushels of other root crops, 26,661 bushels of peas and beans, 21,227 bushels of rye, 20,164 bushels of spring wheat, 11,066 tons of hay, 9,301 acres of hay crops, 6,339 bushels of barley, 6,103 bushels of buckwheat, 5,777 bushels of corn, 2,445 acres of wheat, 1,608 bushels of winter wheat, 1,567 acres of potatoes, 210 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste) Proulx | 1846–1904 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,254 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:
ON104005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5572083
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_Township,_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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on104005-1881/.