Marlborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Marlborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.066°N, 75.807°W.
Population
In 1881, Marlborough had a population of 2,090: 1,060 male and 1,030 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,053 |
| 1861 | 2,331 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,584 |
| 1911 | 1,339 |
| 1921 | 1,078 |
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, Marlborough 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 2,090 total population, 1,060 males, 1,030 females, 565 married persons, 344 families, 284 married females, 281 married males, 82 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,443 single persons under 18, 759 single males under 18, 684 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 342 inhabited houses, 342 occupied houses, 51 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 102,024 bushels of oats, 59,495 bushels of potatoes, 11,870 bushels of other root crops, 9,535 bushels of barley, 7,957 bushels of rye, 7,085 bushels of buckwheat, 6,633 bushels of spring wheat, 5,646 bushels of turnips, 5,621 bushels of peas and beans, 4,240 acres of hay crops, 3,514 bushels of corn, 3,335 tons of hay, 1,372 acres of wheat, 703 bushels of winter wheat, 516 acres of potatoes, 48 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 2,090 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:
ON108003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007— 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). "Marlborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marlborough-on108003-1881/.