Milverton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Milverton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114942320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.569°N, 80.919°W.
Population
In 1881, Milverton, Village had a population of 562: 294 male and 268 female residents. Population density was 560.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 562 |
| 1891 | 603 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 951 |
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 Mornington, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Milverton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 268 |
| Number of males | 294 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 88 |
| Number of married persons | 175 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 562 |
| Total population | 562 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 367 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,785 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 923 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,683 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,060 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 114 |
| HAY TONS | 189 |
| OAT BU | 2,785 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 923 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,683 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 189 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT SP BU | 195 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,060 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 167 |
| C UNMD M | 200 |
| C UNMD TOT | 367 |
| D OCC | 104 |
| FEMALE | 268 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 104 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 294 |
| MD F | 87 |
| MD M | 88 |
| MD TOT | 175 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 457 |
| TUR BU | 125 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114942320
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). "Milverton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milverton-village-on172010-1881/.