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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,192 total population, 1,158 males, 1,034 females, 660 married persons, 397 families, 330 married females, 330 married males, 70 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,462 single persons under 18, 801 single males under 18, 661 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 396 inhabited houses, 396 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 89,257 bushels of oats, 88,932 bushels of winter wheat, 33,316 bushels of corn, 25,157 bushels of potatoes, 21,021 bushels of barley, 18,112 bushels of turnips, 11,262 bushels of other root crops, 4,662 acres of wheat, 3,505 tons of hay, 2,873 bushels of peas and beans, 2,859 acres of hay crops, 1,077 bushels of spring wheat, 679 bushels of buckwheat, 277 acres of potatoes, 191 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,192 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:
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/.