McGillivray, Ontario (1881 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,178. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1881, McGillivray had a population of 4,178: 2,147 male and 2,031 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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, McGillivray 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 4,178 total population, 2,147 males, 2,031 females, 1,258 married persons, 762 families, 642 married males, 616 married females, 125 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,795 single persons under 18, 1,460 single males under 18, 1,335 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 761 inhabited houses, 761 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 212,648 bushels of winter wheat, 157,190 bushels of oats, 74,933 bushels of barley, 36,800 bushels of turnips, 33,644 bushels of potatoes, 24,010 bushels of corn, 19,188 bushels of other root crops, 11,437 acres of wheat, 4,887 tons of hay, 3,149 acres of hay crops, 2,660 bushels of peas and beans, 1,428 bushels of spring wheat, 873 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 665 bushels of rye, 351 acres of potatoes, 268 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,178 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:
ON169004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on169004-1881/.