Hay, Ontario (1881 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,421. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.608°W.
Population
In 1881, Hay had a population of 4,421: 2,227 male and 2,194 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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, Hay 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 | 778 |
| Number of families | 778 |
| Number of females | 2,194 |
| Number of males | 2,227 |
| Number of married females | 704 |
| Number of married males | 710 |
| Number of married persons | 1,414 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| POP TOT | 4,421 |
| Total population | 4,421 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,869 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 773 |
| Number of occupied houses | 773 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,928 |
| Acres of potatoes | 444 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,778 |
| BAR BU | 46,301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 723 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16,349 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 132,295 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 17,804 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,978 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,588 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,337 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 54,158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 133,982 |
| BWT BU | 229 |
| CRN BU | 16,349 |
| HAY AC | 3,928 |
| HAY TONS | 4,859 |
| OAT BU | 132,295 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,978 |
| POT AC | 444 |
| POT BU | 44,588 |
| RYE BU | 231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,859 |
| WHT AC | 7,778 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,337 |
| WHT WTR BU | 133,982 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,409 |
| C UNMD M | 1,460 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,869 |
| D OCC | 773 |
| FEMALE | 2,194 |
| GRA BU | 723 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 773 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 2,227 |
| MD F | 704 |
| MD M | 710 |
| MD TOT | 1,414 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 17,804 |
| TUR BU | 54,158 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 57 |
| WID TOT | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on173002-1881/.