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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,114 total population, 596 males, 518 females, 357 married persons, 191 families, 179 married males, 178 married females, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 736 single persons under 18, 406 single males under 18, 330 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 inhabited houses, 190 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,979 bushels of oats, 19,906 bushels of potatoes, 17,180 bushels of turnips, 9,739 bushels of peas and beans, 9,376 bushels of spring wheat, 3,713 bushels of barley, 3,252 bushels of other root crops, 1,180 acres of hay crops, 1,012 tons of hay, 967 acres of wheat, 514 bushels of corn, 317 bushels of winter wheat, 203 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 159 acres of potatoes, 156 bushels of rye, 106 bushels of buckwheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. E. (Albert Edward) Kemp | 1858–1929 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,114 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:
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/.