Kingston, Ontario (1881 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,739. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1881, Kingston had a population of 3,739: 1,913 male and 1,826 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- Ernestown
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Loughborough
- Pittsburg
- Portland
- Portsmouth, Village
- Storrington
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 3,739 total population, 1,913 males, 1,826 females, 1,274 married persons, 760 families, 637 married females, 637 married males, 135 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,330 single persons under 18, 1,231 single males under 18, 1,099 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 757 inhabited houses, 757 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 97,230 bushels of oats, 80,158 bushels of barley, 70,123 bushels of potatoes, 31,938 bushels of peas and beans, 20,675 bushels of other root crops, 9,778 tons of hay, 9,609 bushels of corn, 8,412 acres of hay crops, 7,758 bushels of rye, 6,551 bushels of spring wheat, 6,526 bushels of turnips, 4,914 bushels of buckwheat, 4,826 bushels of winter wheat, 1,132 acres of wheat, 786 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 752 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,739 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:
ON115001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on115001-1881/.