Malden, Ontario (1881 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.072°N, 83.045°W.
Population
In 1881, Malden had a population of 1,727: 864 male and 863 female residents. Population density was 46.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden 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 | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 863 |
| Number of males | 864 |
| Number of married females | 278 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 556 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,727 |
| Total population | 1,727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,110 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 290 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,453 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,054 |
| BAR BU | 3,907 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,907 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 74,017 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,969 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,831 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,854 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 59,267 |
| CRN BU | 74,017 |
| HAY AC | 1,453 |
| HAY TONS | 2,039 |
| OAT BU | 37,969 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 155 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 7,854 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| WHT AC | 3,054 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,417 |
| WHT WTR BU | 59,267 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 548 |
| C UNMD M | 562 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,110 |
| D OCC | 297 |
| FEMALE | 863 |
| GRA BU | 454 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 290 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 864 |
| MD F | 278 |
| MD M | 278 |
| MD TOT | 556 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,831 |
| SHAN | 7 |
| TUR BU | 301 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Malden, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on181001-1881/.