Merritton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Merritton, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 1,798: 900 male and 898 female residents. Population density was 1792.5 people per square mile.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 340 |
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 900 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 1,798 |
| Total population | 1,798 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,198 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 333 |
| Number of occupied houses | 333 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,574 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 574 |
| CRN BU | 147 |
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 107 |
| OAT BU | 445 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,574 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 107 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT WTR BU | 574 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 580 |
| C UNMD M | 618 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,198 |
| D OCC | 333 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 333 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 900 |
| MD F | 259 |
| MD M | 266 |
| MD TOT | 525 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 16 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merritton-village-on145006-1881/.