Malahide, Ontario (1881 census)
Malahide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.742°N, 80.944°W.
Population
In 1881, Malahide had a population of 4,415: 2,227 male and 2,188 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,050 |
| 1861 | 5,320 |
| 1871 | 5,554 |
| 1881 | 4,415 |
| 1891 | 3,851 |
| 1901 | 3,795 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,191 |
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, Malahide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,415 total population, 2,227 males, 2,188 females, 1,725 married persons, 968 families, 865 married females, 860 married males, 157 widowed persons, 109 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,533 single persons under 18, 1,319 single males under 18, 1,214 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 956 inhabited houses, 956 occupied houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 179,634 bushels of oats, 149,356 bushels of corn, 106,641 bushels of winter wheat, 34,051 bushels of potatoes, 17,029 bushels of peas and beans, 16,170 bushels of turnips, 10,538 bushels of other root crops, 9,601 bushels of barley, 7,791 tons of hay, 6,781 acres of wheat, 6,209 acres of hay crops, 5,575 bushels of buckwheat, 2,694 bushels of spring wheat, 1,761 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,136 bushels of rye, 359 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,415 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:
ON163004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262134
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). "Malahide, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malahide-on163004-1881/.