Middleton, Ontario (1881 census)
Middleton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.823°N, 80.618°W.
Population
In 1881, Middleton had a population of 3,514: 1,793 male and 1,721 female residents. Population density was 45.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,721 |
| 1861 | 2,903 |
| 1871 | 3,261 |
| 1881 | 3,514 |
| 1891 | 3,457 |
| 1901 | 2,591 |
| 1911 | 2,335 |
| 1921 | 2,057 |
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, Middleton 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 | 717 |
| Number of families | 717 |
| Number of females | 1,721 |
| Number of males | 1,793 |
| Number of married females | 642 |
| Number of married males | 643 |
| Number of married persons | 1,285 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP TOT | 3,514 |
| Total population | 3,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,023 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,123 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,146 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 713 |
| Number of occupied houses | 713 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,423 |
| Acres of potatoes | 512 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,449 |
| BAR BU | 1,927 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,927 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,797 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,067 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 53,436 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 69,923 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,525 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,750 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,738 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,293 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,173 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,161 |
| BWT BU | 6,797 |
| CRN BU | 53,436 |
| HAY AC | 3,423 |
| HAY TONS | 3,380 |
| OAT BU | 69,923 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,750 |
| POT AC | 512 |
| POT BU | 42,738 |
| RYE BU | 7,293 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,380 |
| WHT AC | 2,449 |
| WHT SP BU | 53 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23,161 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,023 |
| C UNMD M | 1,123 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,146 |
| D OCC | 713 |
| FEMALE | 1,721 |
| GRA BU | 1,067 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 713 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,793 |
| MD F | 642 |
| MD M | 643 |
| MD TOT | 1,285 |
| NUMBER CD | 158 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,525 |
| TUR BU | 9,173 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON158004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131003— 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). "Middleton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/middleton-on158004-1881/.