Holland Landing, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Holland Landing, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 580. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5881003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.107°N, 79.493°W.
Population
In 1881, Holland Landing, VL had a population of 580: 299 male and 281 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 741 |
| 1871 | 649 |
| 1881 | 580 |
| 1891 | 443 |
| 1901 | 446 |
| 1911 | 502 |
| 1921 | 376 |
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, Holland Landing, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 580 total population, 299 males, 281 females, 167 married persons, 114 families, 85 married males, 82 married females, 38 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 375 single persons under 18, 200 single males under 18, 175 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,060 bushels of potatoes, 4,461 bushels of oats, 2,813 bushels of winter wheat, 2,488 bushels of turnips, 1,887 bushels of other root crops, 1,621 bushels of peas and beans, 1,430 bushels of barley, 851 bushels of spring wheat, 394 bushels of rye, 288 acres of wheat, 245 tons of hay, 181 bushels of corn, 164 acres of hay crops, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 580 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:
ON137007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5881003
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Landing
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). "Holland Landing, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-landing-vl-on137007-1881/.