Head, Maria & Clara, Ontario (1881 census)
Head, Maria & Clara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.173°N, 78.064°W.
Population
In 1881, Head, Maria & Clara had a population of 953: 531 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 3.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 953 |
| 1891 | 521 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Head, 1871 (29.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Head, Maria & Clara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 531 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 953 |
| Total population | 953 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 630 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 814 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,235 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,089 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,945 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,092 |
| BWT BU | 383 |
| CRN BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 814 |
| HAY TONS | 641 |
| OAT BU | 9,235 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,089 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 9,945 |
| RYE BU | 185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 641 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 355 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 259 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 630 |
| D OCC | 159 |
| FEMALE | 422 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 158 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 531 |
| MD F | 149 |
| MD M | 151 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 98 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,092 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005_1881— 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). "Head, Maria & Clara, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/head-maria-clara-on114004-1881/.