Metcalfe, Ontario (1881 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1881, Metcalfe had a population of 2,192: 1,158 male and 1,034 female residents. Population density was 35.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 397 |
| Number of families | 397 |
| Number of females | 1,034 |
| Number of males | 1,158 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 660 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 2,192 |
| Total population | 2,192 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,462 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 396 |
| Number of occupied houses | 396 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,859 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,662 |
| BAR BU | 21,021 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,021 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 679 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33,316 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 89,257 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,262 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,873 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,157 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,112 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 88,932 |
| BWT BU | 679 |
| CRN BU | 33,316 |
| HAY AC | 2,859 |
| HAY TONS | 3,505 |
| OAT BU | 89,257 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,873 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 25,157 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,505 |
| WHT AC | 4,662 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,077 |
| WHT WTR BU | 88,932 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 661 |
| C UNMD M | 801 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,462 |
| D OCC | 396 |
| FEMALE | 1,034 |
| GRA BU | 191 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 396 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,158 |
| MD F | 330 |
| MD M | 330 |
| MD TOT | 660 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,262 |
| TUR BU | 18,112 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on168004-1881/.