Maidstone, Ontario (1881 census)
Maidstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,260. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.243°N, 82.798°W.
Population
In 1881, Maidstone had a population of 3,260: 1,763 male and 1,497 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,167 |
| 1861 | 1,652 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 3,127 |
| 1901 | 3,117 |
| 1911 | 2,788 |
| 1921 | 2,432 |
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, Maidstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 590 |
| Number of families | 590 |
| Number of females | 1,497 |
| Number of males | 1,763 |
| Number of married females | 511 |
| Number of married males | 513 |
| Number of married persons | 1,024 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP TOT | 3,260 |
| Total population | 3,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 917 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,120 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 574 |
| Number of occupied houses | 577 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,271 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,964 |
| BAR BU | 2,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,444 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 112,528 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 74,104 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,389 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 857 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,364 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 819 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 523 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,289 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 49,203 |
| BWT BU | 361 |
| CRN BU | 112,528 |
| HAY AC | 2,271 |
| HAY TONS | 2,871 |
| OAT BU | 74,104 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 857 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 19,364 |
| RYE BU | 819 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,871 |
| WHT AC | 2,964 |
| WHT SP BU | 523 |
| WHT WTR BU | 49,203 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 917 |
| C UNMD M | 1,203 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,120 |
| D OCC | 577 |
| FEMALE | 1,497 |
| GRA BU | 160 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 574 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 1,763 |
| MD F | 511 |
| MD M | 513 |
| MD TOT | 1,024 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,389 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,289 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262130
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). "Maidstone, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/maidstone-on181014-1881/.