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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 853 total population, 428 males, 425 females, 262 married persons, 160 families, 132 married females, 130 married males, 32 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 559 single persons under 18, 285 single males under 18, 274 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 inhabited houses, 138 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,527 bushels of potatoes, 4,890 bushels of oats, 1,772 bushels of peas and beans, 1,259 bushels of corn, 579 bushels of other root crops, 567 bushels of buckwheat, 555 bushels of turnips, 544 bushels of spring wheat, 455 acres of hay crops, 436 tons of hay, 163 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 71 acres of wheat, 71 bushels of barley, 61 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hayter Reed | 1846–1936 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 853 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:
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/.