Leamington, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Leamington, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,411. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2566566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.053°N, 82.603°W.
Population
In 1881, Leamington, T-V had a population of 1,411: 747 male and 664 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,910 |
| 1901 | 2,451 |
| 1911 | 2,652 |
| 1921 | 3,675 |
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 Mersea, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Leamington, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,411 total population, 747 males, 664 females, 535 married persons, 277 families, 269 married females, 266 married males, 45 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 831 single persons under 18, 463 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 277 occupied houses, 271 inhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,354 bushels of corn, 5,962 bushels of winter wheat, 4,277 bushels of potatoes, 1,941 bushels of oats, 718 bushels of other root crops, 512 bushels of turnips, 331 acres of wheat, 225 bushels of peas and beans, 190 bushels of buckwheat, 186 tons of hay, 133 acres of hay crops, 80 bushels of barley, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maud Leonora Menten | 1879–1960 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,411 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:
ON181018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2566566
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamington,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamington_(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). "Leamington, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leamington-t-v-on181018-1881/.