Holland, Ontario (1881 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1881, Holland had a population of 3,688: 1,939 male and 1,749 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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 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 | 682 |
| Number of families | 682 |
| Number of females | 1,749 |
| Number of males | 1,939 |
| Number of married females | 564 |
| Number of married males | 565 |
| Number of married persons | 1,129 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP TOT | 3,688 |
| Total population | 3,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,117 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,453 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 675 |
| Number of occupied houses | 675 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 115 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,981 |
| Acres of potatoes | 407 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,281 |
| BAR BU | 10,180 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,180 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 101,134 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,125 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34,029 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,520 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 41,646 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 81,087 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21,866 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| CRN BU | 105 |
| HAY AC | 5,981 |
| HAY TONS | 6,391 |
| OAT BU | 101,134 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34,029 |
| POT AC | 407 |
| POT BU | 41,520 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,391 |
| WHT AC | 5,281 |
| WHT SP BU | 41,646 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21,866 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,117 |
| C UNMD M | 1,336 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,453 |
| D OCC | 675 |
| FEMALE | 1,749 |
| GRA BU | 589 |
| H CON | 19 |
| H INHAB | 675 |
| H UNINH | 115 |
| MALE | 1,939 |
| MD F | 564 |
| MD M | 565 |
| MD TOT | 1,129 |
| NUMBER CD | 156 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,125 |
| TUR BU | 81,087 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON156003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on156003-1881/.