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 density was 41.0 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 968 |
| Number of families | 968 |
| Number of females | 2,188 |
| Number of males | 2,227 |
| Number of married females | 865 |
| Number of married males | 860 |
| Number of married persons | 1,725 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 157 |
| POP TOT | 4,415 |
| Total population | 4,415 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,533 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 956 |
| Number of occupied houses | 956 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 359 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,781 |
| BAR BU | 9,601 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,601 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,575 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,761 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 149,356 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 179,634 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,538 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,029 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,051 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,136 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,170 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 106,641 |
| BWT BU | 5,575 |
| CRN BU | 149,356 |
| HAY AC | 6,209 |
| HAY TONS | 7,791 |
| OAT BU | 179,634 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,029 |
| POT AC | 359 |
| POT BU | 34,051 |
| RYE BU | 1,136 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,791 |
| WHT AC | 6,781 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,694 |
| WHT WTR BU | 106,641 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,214 |
| C UNMD M | 1,319 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,533 |
| D OCC | 956 |
| FEMALE | 2,188 |
| GRA BU | 1,761 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 956 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 2,227 |
| MD F | 865 |
| MD M | 860 |
| MD TOT | 1,725 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,538 |
| TUR BU | 16,170 |
| WID F | 109 |
| WID M | 48 |
| WID TOT | 157 |
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/.