L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
L’Orignal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 853. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 74.681°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Orignal, Village had a population of 853: 428 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 850.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
| 1911 | 1,347 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
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 Longueuil, 1871 (2.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, L’Orignal, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 853 |
| Total population | 853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 559 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 138 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 455 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 71 |
| BAR BU | 71 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 567 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,890 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,772 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,527 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 544 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 555 |
| BWT BU | 567 |
| CRN BU | 1,259 |
| HAY AC | 455 |
| HAY TONS | 436 |
| OAT BU | 4,890 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,772 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 8,527 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 436 |
| WHT AC | 71 |
| WHT SP BU | 544 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 274 |
| C UNMD M | 285 |
| C UNMD TOT | 559 |
| D OCC | 138 |
| FEMALE | 425 |
| GRA BU | 163 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 138 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 428 |
| MD F | 132 |
| MD M | 130 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 579 |
| TUR BU | 555 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204697
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
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). "L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/l-orignal-village-on103005-1881/.