Marmora, Lake, Ontario (1881 census)
Marmora, Lake was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,084. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 77.722°W.
Population
In 1881, Marmora, Lake had a population of 2,084: 1,079 male and 1,005 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,699 |
| 1881 | 2,084 |
| 1891 | 2,176 |
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, Marmora, Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,084 total population, 1,079 males, 1,005 females, 621 married persons, 362 families, 313 married males, 308 married females, 74 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,389 single persons under 18, 736 single males under 18, 653 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 361 occupied houses, 346 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 15 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,362 bushels of oats, 26,890 bushels of potatoes, 16,971 bushels of peas and beans, 8,946 bushels of rye, 7,257 bushels of barley, 5,370 bushels of spring wheat, 3,787 bushels of turnips, 3,518 bushels of buckwheat, 2,423 bushels of corn, 2,052 acres of hay crops, 1,682 tons of hay, 958 acres of wheat, 437 bushels of winter wheat, 361 bushels of other root crops, 265 acres of potatoes, 31 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 2,084 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:
ON122006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4864807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmora_and_Lake
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). "Marmora, Lake, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marmora-lake-on122006-1881/.