Hamilton, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,155. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.052°N, 78.215°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton had a population of 5,155: 2,643 male and 2,512 female residents. Population density was 43.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,008 |
| 1861 | 6,315 |
| 1871 | 5,721 |
| 1881 | 5,155 |
| 1891 | 4,313 |
| 1901 | 3,623 |
| 1911 | 3,414 |
| 1921 | 3,026 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 958 |
| Number of families | 958 |
| Number of females | 2,512 |
| Number of males | 2,643 |
| Number of married females | 813 |
| Number of married males | 815 |
| Number of married persons | 1,628 |
| Number of widowed females | 143 |
| Number of widowed males | 81 |
| Number of widowed persons | 224 |
| POP TOT | 5,155 |
| Total population | 5,155 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,556 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,747 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,303 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 947 |
| Number of occupied houses | 951 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,450 |
| Acres of potatoes | 690 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,446 |
| BAR BU | 203,804 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 203,804 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,050 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,048 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 114,425 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 78,901 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 77,635 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 76,281 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,643 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 71,578 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 247,550 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,670 |
| BWT BU | 3,050 |
| CRN BU | 18,048 |
| HAY AC | 7,450 |
| HAY TONS | 8,915 |
| OAT BU | 114,425 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 77,635 |
| POT AC | 690 |
| POT BU | 76,281 |
| RYE BU | 5,643 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,915 |
| WHT AC | 7,446 |
| WHT SP BU | 71,578 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,670 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,556 |
| C UNMD M | 1,747 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,303 |
| D OCC | 951 |
| FEMALE | 2,512 |
| GRA BU | 1,011 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 947 |
| H UNINH | 51 |
| MALE | 2,643 |
| MD F | 813 |
| MD M | 815 |
| MD TOT | 1,628 |
| NUMBER CD | 124 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 78,901 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 247,550 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 143 |
| WID M | 81 |
| WID TOT | 224 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132005— 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). "Hamilton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on124003-1881/.