Leamington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Leamington, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 1,411: 747 male and 664 female residents. Population density was 1406.6 people per square mile.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 664 |
| Number of males | 747 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 535 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,411 |
| Total population | 1,411 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 831 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 271 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 331 |
| BAR BU | 80 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,354 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 718 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,277 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,962 |
| BWT BU | 190 |
| CRN BU | 8,354 |
| HAY AC | 133 |
| HAY TONS | 186 |
| OAT BU | 1,941 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 225 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 4,277 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 186 |
| WHT AC | 331 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,962 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 368 |
| C UNMD M | 463 |
| C UNMD TOT | 831 |
| D OCC | 277 |
| FEMALE | 664 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 271 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 747 |
| MD F | 269 |
| MD M | 266 |
| MD TOT | 535 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 718 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 512 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leamington-village-on181018-1881/.