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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,976 total population, 2,047 males, 1,929 females, 1,248 married persons, 735 families, 626 married females, 622 married males, 122 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,606 single persons under 18, 1,379 single males under 18, 1,227 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 730 inhabited houses, 730 occupied houses, 58 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 228,559 bushels of turnips, 168,217 bushels of oats, 99,195 bushels of spring wheat, 88,079 bushels of potatoes, 71,330 bushels of barley, 43,806 bushels of peas and beans, 10,659 bushels of rye, 10,423 acres of wheat, 7,552 bushels of other root crops, 2,833 acres of hay crops, 2,783 bushels of corn, 2,619 tons of hay, 1,413 bushels of buckwheat, 617 acres of potatoes, 489 bushels of winter wheat, 177 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,976 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:
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/.