Hallowell, Ontario (1881 census)
Hallowell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,704. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.989°N, 77.227°W.
Population
In 1881, Hallowell had a population of 3,704: 1,850 male and 1,854 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,203 |
| 1861 | 3,629 |
| 1871 | 3,554 |
| 1881 | 3,704 |
| 1891 | 3,380 |
| 1901 | 3,445 |
| 1911 | 2,834 |
| 1921 | 2,805 |
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, Hallowell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,704 total population, 1,854 females, 1,850 males, 1,504 married persons, 838 families, 754 married males, 750 married females, 162 widowed persons, 124 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,038 single persons under 18, 1,058 single males under 18, 980 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 799 occupied houses, 783 inhabited houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 16 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 182,591 bushels of barley, 70,265 bushels of oats, 61,301 bushels of corn, 50,346 bushels of potatoes, 17,680 bushels of rye, 9,735 bushels of winter wheat, 8,566 bushels of buckwheat, 6,018 bushels of other root crops, 5,423 tons of hay, 4,704 bushels of spring wheat, 4,623 acres of hay crops, 3,254 bushels of turnips, 2,405 bushels of peas and beans, 1,601 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,279 acres of wheat, 535 acres of potatoes. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rodmond Roblin | 1853–1937 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,704 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:
ON119009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261670
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). "Hallowell, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hallowell-on119009-1881/.