Grantham, Ontario (1881 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,218. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5596641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.176°N, 79.214°W.
Population
In 1881, Grantham had a population of 2,218: 1,151 male and 1,067 female residents. Population density was 63.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,216 |
| 1861 | 3,956 |
| 1871 | 3,929 |
| 1881 | 2,218 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,941 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 4,412 |
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 Grantham, 1871 (92.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
- Louth
- Merritton, Village
- Niagara
- Port Dalhousie, Village
- St. Catharines, City—Cité
- Stamford
- Thorold
- Thorold, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,067 |
| Number of males | 1,151 |
| Number of married females | 361 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 711 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,218 |
| Total population | 2,218 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 648 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,415 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 419 |
| Number of occupied houses | 422 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,050 |
| Acres of potatoes | 400 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,292 |
| BAR BU | 9,560 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,560 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39,342 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,608 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,921 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,647 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 69,512 |
| BWT BU | 320 |
| CRN BU | 39,342 |
| HAY AC | 3,050 |
| HAY TONS | 2,977 |
| OAT BU | 48,608 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,131 |
| POT AC | 400 |
| POT BU | 32,647 |
| RYE BU | 305 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,977 |
| WHT AC | 3,292 |
| WHT SP BU | 806 |
| WHT WTR BU | 69,512 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 648 |
| C UNMD M | 767 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,415 |
| D OCC | 422 |
| FEMALE | 1,067 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 419 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,151 |
| MD F | 361 |
| MD M | 350 |
| MD TOT | 711 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,921 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 12,156 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5596641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Township
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). "Grantham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grantham-on145002-1881/.