Midland, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Midland, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,095. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1931996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.750°N, 79.903°W.
Population
In 1881, Midland, Village had a population of 1,095: 567 male and 528 female residents. Population density was 1091.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 2,088 |
| 1901 | 3,174 |
| 1911 | 4,663 |
| 1921 | 7,016 |
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 Tay, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Midland, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 528 |
| Number of males | 567 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 377 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 1,095 |
| Total population | 1,095 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 701 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,025 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,737 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,650 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 235 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 106 |
| HAY TONS | 128 |
| OAT BU | 3,025 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 540 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 1,737 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 128 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 495 |
| WHT WTR BU | 235 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 329 |
| C UNMD M | 372 |
| C UNMD TOT | 701 |
| D OCC | 191 |
| FEMALE | 528 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 191 |
| MALE | 567 |
| MD F | 184 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 377 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| TUR BU | 1,650 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1931996
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_(Ontario)
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). "Midland, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/midland-village-on139011-1881/.