Matilda, Ontario (1881 census)
Matilda was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.916°N, 75.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Matilda had a population of 4,692: 2,356 male and 2,336 female residents. Population density was 44.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,198 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 4,767 |
| 1881 | 4,692 |
| 1891 | 4,138 |
| 1901 | 4,016 |
| 1911 | 3,664 |
| 1921 | 3,293 |
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, Matilda 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 | 840 |
| Number of families | 840 |
| Number of females | 2,336 |
| Number of males | 2,356 |
| Number of married females | 750 |
| Number of married males | 748 |
| Number of married persons | 1,498 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 194 |
| POP TOT | 4,692 |
| Total population | 4,692 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,000 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 822 |
| Number of occupied houses | 822 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 10,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 743 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,121 |
| BAR BU | 102,787 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 102,787 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,632 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,926 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 218,046 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,455 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,495 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,943 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,087 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,434 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,882 |
| BWT BU | 2,632 |
| CRN BU | 14,926 |
| HAY AC | 10,002 |
| HAY TONS | 10,412 |
| OAT BU | 218,046 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,495 |
| POT AC | 743 |
| POT BU | 73,943 |
| RYE BU | 1,087 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,412 |
| WHT AC | 1,121 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,434 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,882 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,457 |
| C UNMD M | 1,543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,000 |
| D OCC | 822 |
| FEMALE | 2,336 |
| GRA BU | 513 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 822 |
| H UNINH | 69 |
| MALE | 2,356 |
| MD F | 750 |
| MD M | 748 |
| MD TOT | 1,498 |
| NUMBER CD | 102 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,455 |
| TUR BU | 696 |
| WID F | 129 |
| WID M | 65 |
| WID TOT | 194 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107001— 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). "Matilda, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matilda-on102001-1881/.