Methuen, Ontario (1881 census)
Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.663°N, 77.940°W.
Population
In 1881, Methuen had a population of 227: 129 male and 98 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 227 |
| 1891 | 259 |
| 1901 | 247 |
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 Belmont, Methuen, 1871 (49.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Methuen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 43 |
| Number of families | 43 |
| Number of females | 98 |
| Number of males | 129 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 35 |
| Number of married persons | 68 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP TOT | 227 |
| Total population | 227 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 64 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 91 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 155 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 41 |
| Number of occupied houses | 43 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR BU | 491 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 937 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,776 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,744 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,873 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 681 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,965 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| BWT BU | 298 |
| CRN BU | 937 |
| HAY AC | 244 |
| HAY TONS | 255 |
| OAT BU | 2,776 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,744 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,873 |
| RYE BU | 471 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 255 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT SP BU | 681 |
| WHT WTR BU | 132 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 64 |
| C UNMD M | 91 |
| C UNMD TOT | 155 |
| D OCC | 43 |
| FEMALE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H INHAB | 41 |
| MALE | 129 |
| MD F | 33 |
| MD M | 35 |
| MD TOT | 68 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 579 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,965 |
| WID F | 1 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106018— 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). "Methuen, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/methuen-on125007-1881/.