Hibbert, Ontario (1881 census)
Hibbert was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,394. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.452°N, 81.331°W.
Population
In 1881, Hibbert had a population of 3,394: 1,768 male and 1,626 female residents. Population density was 47.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,191 |
| 1861 | 2,848 |
| 1871 | 3,416 |
| 1881 | 3,394 |
| 1891 | 2,636 |
| 1901 | 2,400 |
| 1911 | 2,187 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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, Hibbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 584 |
| Number of families | 584 |
| Number of females | 1,626 |
| Number of males | 1,768 |
| Number of married females | 502 |
| Number of married males | 494 |
| Number of married persons | 996 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP TOT | 3,394 |
| Total population | 3,394 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,057 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,229 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,286 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 582 |
| Number of occupied houses | 582 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 359 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,292 |
| BAR BU | 26,532 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,532 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 905 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 129,990 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,176 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,173 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,593 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,265 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 192,057 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 127,984 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 905 |
| HAY AC | 4,419 |
| HAY TONS | 5,383 |
| OAT BU | 129,990 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,173 |
| POT AC | 359 |
| POT BU | 41,593 |
| RYE BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,383 |
| WHT AC | 8,292 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,265 |
| WHT WTR BU | 127,984 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,057 |
| C UNMD M | 1,229 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,286 |
| D OCC | 582 |
| FEMALE | 1,626 |
| GRA BU | 357 |
| H INHAB | 582 |
| MALE | 1,768 |
| MD F | 502 |
| MD M | 494 |
| MD TOT | 996 |
| NUMBER CD | 171 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,176 |
| TUR BU | 192,057 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261744
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). "Hibbert, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hibbert-on171003-1881/.