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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,688 total population, 1,939 males, 1,749 females, 1,129 married persons, 682 families, 565 married males, 564 married females, 106 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,453 single persons under 18, 1,336 single males under 18, 1,117 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 675 inhabited houses, 675 occupied houses, 115 uninhabited houses, 19 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 101,134 bushels of oats, 81,087 bushels of turnips, 41,646 bushels of spring wheat, 41,520 bushels of potatoes, 34,029 bushels of peas and beans, 21,866 bushels of winter wheat, 10,180 bushels of barley, 6,391 tons of hay, 5,981 acres of hay crops, 5,281 acres of wheat, 4,125 bushels of other root crops, 589 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 407 acres of potatoes, 105 bushels of corn, 47 bushels of rye, 13 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,688 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:
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/.