March, Ontario (1881 census)
March was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 75.962°W.
Population
In 1881, March had a population of 1,318: 648 male and 670 female residents. Population density was 27.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,125 |
| 1861 | 1,454 |
| 1871 | 1,347 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,264 |
| 1901 | 1,184 |
| 1911 | 967 |
| 1921 | 894 |
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, March 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 | 252 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 670 |
| Number of males | 648 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,318 |
| Total population | 1,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 453 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 901 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 249 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,250 |
| Acres of potatoes | 226 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,438 |
| BAR BU | 4,118 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,118 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,996 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,495 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 16,797 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,579 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,604 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,512 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,958 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 48,925 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| BWT BU | 2,996 |
| CRN BU | 1,070 |
| HAY AC | 2,250 |
| HAY TONS | 2,116 |
| OAT BU | 55,495 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,579 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 27,604 |
| RYE BU | 2,512 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,116 |
| WHT AC | 1,438 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,958 |
| WHT WTR BU | 170 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 453 |
| C UNMD M | 448 |
| C UNMD TOT | 901 |
| D OCC | 252 |
| FEMALE | 670 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| H INHAB | 249 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 648 |
| MD F | 186 |
| MD M | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 16,797 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 48,925 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006— 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). "March, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/march-on108006-1881/.