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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262318. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,514 total population, 1,793 males, 1,721 females, 1,285 married persons, 717 families, 643 married males, 642 married females, 83 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,146 single persons under 18, 1,123 single males under 18, 1,023 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 713 inhabited houses, 713 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 69,923 bushels of oats, 53,436 bushels of corn, 42,738 bushels of potatoes, 23,161 bushels of winter wheat, 13,750 bushels of peas and beans, 9,173 bushels of turnips, 7,293 bushels of rye, 6,797 bushels of buckwheat, 4,525 bushels of other root crops, 3,423 acres of hay crops, 3,380 tons of hay, 2,449 acres of wheat, 1,927 bushels of barley, 1,067 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 512 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,514 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:
ON158004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262318
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/.