Haldimand, Ontario (1881 census)
Haldimand was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,401. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.068°N, 78.031°W.
Population
In 1881, Haldimand had a population of 5,401: 2,776 male and 2,625 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,634 |
| 1861 | 6,164 |
| 1871 | 5,796 |
| 1881 | 5,401 |
| 1891 | 4,484 |
| 1901 | 3,946 |
| 1911 | 3,465 |
| 1921 | 3,008 |
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, Haldimand 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 5,401 total population, 2,776 males, 2,625 females, 1,775 married persons, 1,037 families, 891 married females, 884 married males, 208 widowed persons, 141 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,418 single persons under 18, 1,825 single males under 18, 1,593 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,010 inhabited houses, 1,010 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 271,005 bushels of turnips, 145,569 bushels of barley, 127,919 bushels of oats, 83,894 bushels of spring wheat, 70,582 bushels of peas and beans, 25,675 bushels of corn, 20,486 bushels of other root crops, 14,674 bushels of buckwheat, 12,972 bushels of rye, 11,173 bushels of potatoes, 9,146 acres of wheat, 7,705 tons of hay, 7,280 acres of hay crops, 3,122 bushels of winter wheat, 1,085 acres of potatoes, 821 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hart Almerrin Massey | 1823–1896 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,401 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:
ON124002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261662
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). "Haldimand, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/haldimand-on124002-1881/.