Harvey, Ontario (1881 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,114. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 78.401°W.
Population
In 1881, Harvey had a population of 1,114: 596 male and 518 female residents. Population density was 5.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 360 |
| 1871 | 670 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 1,155 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,027 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
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 | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 518 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 357 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,114 |
| Total population | 1,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 736 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,180 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of wheat | 967 |
| BAR BU | 3,713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,713 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,979 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,252 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,739 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,906 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,376 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,180 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 317 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| CRN BU | 514 |
| HAY AC | 1,180 |
| HAY TONS | 1,012 |
| OAT BU | 21,979 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,739 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 19,906 |
| RYE BU | 156 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| WHT AC | 967 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,376 |
| WHT WTR BU | 317 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 330 |
| C UNMD M | 406 |
| C UNMD TOT | 736 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 518 |
| GRA BU | 203 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 596 |
| MD F | 178 |
| MD M | 179 |
| MD TOT | 357 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,252 |
| TUR BU | 17,180 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261706
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). "Harvey, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harvey-on125004-1881/.