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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262135. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,727 total population, 864 males, 863 females, 556 married persons, 301 families, 278 married females, 278 married males, 61 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,110 single persons under 18, 562 single males under 18, 548 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 297 occupied houses, 290 inhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 74,017 bushels of corn, 59,267 bushels of winter wheat, 37,969 bushels of oats, 7,854 bushels of potatoes, 3,907 bushels of barley, 3,054 acres of wheat, 2,039 tons of hay, 1,831 bushels of other root crops, 1,453 acres of hay crops, 1,417 bushels of spring wheat, 454 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 301 bushels of turnips, 155 bushels of peas and beans, 108 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,728 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:
ON181001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262135
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/.