Medora & Wood, Ontario (1881 census)
Medora & Wood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.028°N, 79.591°W.
Population
In 1881, Medora & Wood had a population of 1,116: 634 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 921 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
| 1911 | 1,527 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Wood, 1871 (42.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Medora & Wood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,116 |
| Total population | 1,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 751 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 210 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,032 |
| Acres of potatoes | 120 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,112 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 864 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,003 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,819 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,177 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 97 |
| CRN BU | 767 |
| HAY AC | 1,032 |
| HAY TONS | 928 |
| OAT BU | 6,112 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,003 |
| POT AC | 120 |
| POT BU | 11,819 |
| RYE BU | 805 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 928 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT SP BU | 793 |
| WHT WTR BU | 29 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 302 |
| C UNMD M | 449 |
| C UNMD TOT | 751 |
| D OCC | 211 |
| FEMALE | 482 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H CON | 19 |
| H INHAB | 210 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MD F | 170 |
| MD M | 174 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 864 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 10,177 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098009— 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). "Medora & Wood, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medora-wood-on131004-1881/.