Manvers, Ontario (1881 census)
Manvers was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 78.644°W.
Population
In 1881, Manvers had a population of 3,976: 2,047 male and 1,929 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,568 |
| 1861 | 4,205 |
| 1871 | 4,114 |
| 1881 | 3,976 |
| 1891 | 4,047 |
| 1901 | 3,357 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
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, Manvers 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 | 735 |
| Number of families | 735 |
| Number of females | 1,929 |
| Number of males | 2,047 |
| Number of married females | 626 |
| Number of married males | 622 |
| Number of married persons | 1,248 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP TOT | 3,976 |
| Total population | 3,976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,606 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 730 |
| Number of occupied houses | 730 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,833 |
| Acres of potatoes | 617 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,423 |
| BAR BU | 71,330 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 71,330 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,783 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 168,217 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,552 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43,806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 88,079 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,659 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 99,195 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 228,559 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 489 |
| BWT BU | 1,413 |
| CRN BU | 2,783 |
| HAY AC | 2,833 |
| HAY TONS | 2,619 |
| OAT BU | 168,217 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43,806 |
| POT AC | 617 |
| POT BU | 88,079 |
| RYE BU | 10,659 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,619 |
| WHT AC | 10,423 |
| WHT SP BU | 99,195 |
| WHT WTR BU | 489 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,227 |
| C UNMD M | 1,379 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,606 |
| D OCC | 730 |
| FEMALE | 1,929 |
| GRA BU | 177 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 730 |
| H UNINH | 58 |
| MALE | 2,047 |
| MD F | 626 |
| MD M | 622 |
| MD TOT | 1,248 |
| NUMBER CD | 127 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,552 |
| TUR BU | 228,559 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108006— 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). "Manvers, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manvers-on127004-1881/.