London, Ontario (1881 census)
London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,599. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.073°N, 81.300°W.
Population
In 1881, London had a population of 9,599: 4,920 male and 4,679 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,735 |
| 1861 | 9,666 |
| 1871 | 10,991 |
| 1881 | 9,599 |
| 1891 | 8,934 |
| 1901 | 8,878 |
| 1911 | 9,785 |
| 1921 | 7,201 |
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, London shared boundaries with:
- Biddulph
- Delaware
- Dorchester N
- Lobo
- London E, Village
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- McGillivray
- Nissouri W-O
- Petersville, Village
- Westminster
- Williams E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 9,599 total population, 4,920 males, 4,679 females, 3,107 married persons, 1,718 families, 1,579 married females, 1,528 married males, 344 widowed persons, 235 widowed females, 109 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 6,148 single persons under 18, 3,283 single males under 18, 2,865 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,718 occupied houses, 1,714 inhabited houses, 102 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 379,245 bushels of oats, 290,229 bushels of winter wheat, 108,999 bushels of potatoes, 107,825 bushels of turnips, 98,466 bushels of barley, 91,406 bushels of other root crops, 50,934 bushels of corn, 18,068 tons of hay, 14,652 acres of wheat, 12,205 acres of hay crops, 8,783 bushels of peas and beans, 6,376 bushels of spring wheat, 1,842 acres of potatoes, 1,015 bushels of buckwheat, 836 bushels of rye, 324 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lewis Sifton | 1858–1921 | born here |
| Thomas Walter Scott | 1867–1938 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 9,599 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:
ON167003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262072
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). "London, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on167003-1881/.