Harwich, Ontario (1881 census)
Harwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.373°N, 82.016°W.
Population
In 1881, Harwich had a population of 6,410: 3,412 male and 2,998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,627 |
| 1861 | 4,556 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 6,410 |
| 1891 | 6,017 |
| 1901 | 5,494 |
| 1921 | 4,952 |
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, Harwich 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 6,410 total population, 3,412 males, 2,998 females, 2,068 married persons, 1,171 families, 1,037 married males, 1,031 married females, 200 widowed persons, 127 widowed females, 73 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,142 single persons under 18, 2,302 single males under 18, 1,840 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,163 inhabited houses, 1,163 occupied houses, 47 uninhabited houses, 18 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 310,376 bushels of winter wheat, 212,877 bushels of corn, 147,447 bushels of oats, 53,696 bushels of potatoes, 49,010 bushels of peas and beans, 24,084 bushels of barley, 15,004 acres of wheat, 12,950 bushels of other root crops, 7,884 tons of hay, 6,789 bushels of turnips, 6,076 acres of hay crops, 1,477 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,304 bushels of spring wheat, 570 acres of potatoes, 539 bushels of buckwheat, 175 bushels of rye. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Clark | 1818–1898 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,410 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:
ON180004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121004_1921— 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). "Harwich, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harwich-on180004-1881/.