Grattan, Ontario (1881 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 77.052°W.
Population
In 1881, Grattan had a population of 1,893: 970 male and 923 female residents. Population density was 16.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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 Eganville vl pt, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grattan shared boundaries with:
- Admaston
- Algona S
- Bromley
- Brougham
- Griffith, Matawatchan
- Sebastopol
- Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord
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 | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 923 |
| Number of males | 970 |
| Number of married females | 265 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,893 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 626 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,311 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 294 |
| Number of occupied houses | 294 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,954 |
| Acres of potatoes | 270 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,094 |
| BAR BU | 203 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,784 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,718 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,536 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,048 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,636 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,550 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 186 |
| BWT BU | 628 |
| CRN BU | 2,784 |
| HAY AC | 2,954 |
| HAY TONS | 2,125 |
| OAT BU | 24,718 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,941 |
| POT AC | 270 |
| POT BU | 28,536 |
| RYE BU | 6,048 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,125 |
| WHT AC | 1,094 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,636 |
| WHT WTR BU | 186 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 626 |
| C UNMD M | 685 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,311 |
| D OCC | 294 |
| FEMALE | 923 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 294 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 970 |
| MD F | 265 |
| MD M | 263 |
| MD TOT | 528 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 222 |
| TUR BU | 2,550 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on113005-1881/.