King, Ontario (1881 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,664. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.962°N, 79.605°W.
Population
In 1881, King had a population of 6,664: 3,435 male and 3,229 female residents. Population density was 50.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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 was contained in King, 1871 (87.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,259 |
| Number of families | 1,259 |
| Number of females | 3,229 |
| Number of males | 3,435 |
| Number of married females | 1,056 |
| Number of married males | 1,062 |
| Number of married persons | 2,118 |
| Number of widowed females | 159 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 243 |
| POP TOT | 6,664 |
| Total population | 6,664 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,014 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,289 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,303 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,255 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,577 |
| Acres of potatoes | 725 |
| Acres of wheat | 15,086 |
| BAR BU | 121,776 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 121,776 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,964 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,113 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 214,506 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,164 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 81,875 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 76,688 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53,552 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 93,701 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 146,633 |
| BWT BU | 204 |
| CRN BU | 1,113 |
| HAY AC | 6,577 |
| HAY TONS | 8,670 |
| OAT BU | 214,506 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 81,875 |
| POT AC | 725 |
| POT BU | 76,688 |
| RYE BU | 2,794 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,670 |
| WHT AC | 15,086 |
| WHT SP BU | 53,552 |
| WHT WTR BU | 146,633 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,014 |
| C UNMD M | 2,289 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,303 |
| D OCC | 1,257 |
| FEMALE | 3,229 |
| GRA BU | 1,964 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,255 |
| H UNINH | 52 |
| MALE | 3,435 |
| MD F | 1,056 |
| MD M | 1,062 |
| MD TOT | 2,118 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,164 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 93,701 |
| WID F | 159 |
| WID M | 84 |
| WID TOT | 243 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(Ontario)
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). "King, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on137001-1881/.