Merritton, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Merritton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,798. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6820370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.141°N, 79.212°W.
Population
In 1881, Merritton, T-V had a population of 1,798: 900 male and 898 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,798 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,710 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,544 |
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 was contained in Grantham, 1871 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Merritton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,798 total population, 900 males, 898 females, 525 married persons, 340 families, 266 married males, 259 married females, 75 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,198 single persons under 18, 618 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 333 inhabited houses, 333 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,574 bushels of potatoes, 574 bushels of winter wheat, 445 bushels of oats, 147 bushels of corn, 128 acres of hay crops, 107 tons of hay, 60 bushels of turnips, 48 acres of wheat, 17 acres of potatoes, 16 bushels of other root crops, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Lillian Marietta Phelps | 1859–1920 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,798 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:
ON145006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6820370
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritton
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). "Merritton, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merritton-t-v-on145006-1881/.