Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Merrickville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 819. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1881, Merrickville, VL had a population of 819: 396 male and 423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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, Merrickville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 819 total population, 423 females, 396 males, 263 married persons, 167 families, 132 married females, 131 married males, 43 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 259 single females under 18, 254 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,695 bushels of potatoes, 2,632 bushels of oats, 813 bushels of corn, 448 bushels of other root crops, 425 bushels of buckwheat, 355 bushels of rye, 244 tons of hay, 228 bushels of peas and beans, 225 acres of hay crops, 221 bushels of barley, 94 bushels of winter wheat, 83 bushels of spring wheat, 56 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of turnips, 13 acres of wheat, 2 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 820 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:
ON107004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134647
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). "Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-vl-on107004-1881/.