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 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 density was 42.4 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 8,397 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,113 |
| Number of families | 1,113 |
| Number of females | 3,036 |
| Number of males | 3,218 |
| Number of married females | 938 |
| Number of married males | 937 |
| Number of married persons | 1,875 |
| Number of widowed females | 139 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 202 |
| POP TOT | 6,254 |
| Total population | 6,254 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,959 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,177 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 191 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 9,301 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,567 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,445 |
| BAR BU | 6,339 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,339 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,103 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,777 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 209,111 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 64,757 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,661 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 185,029 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21,227 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,164 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 87,568 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,608 |
| BWT BU | 6,103 |
| CRN BU | 5,777 |
| HAY AC | 9,301 |
| HAY TONS | 11,066 |
| OAT BU | 209,111 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,661 |
| POT AC | 1,567 |
| POT BU | 185,029 |
| RYE BU | 21,227 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,066 |
| WHT AC | 2,445 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,164 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,608 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,959 |
| C UNMD M | 2,218 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,177 |
| D OCC | 1,108 |
| FEMALE | 3,036 |
| GRA BU | 210 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 1,108 |
| H UNINH | 191 |
| MALE | 3,218 |
| MD F | 938 |
| MD M | 937 |
| MD TOT | 1,875 |
| NUMBER CD | 104 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 64,757 |
| TUR BU | 87,568 |
| WID F | 139 |
| WID M | 63 |
| WID TOT | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105002— 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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on104005-1881/.