Milverton, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Milverton, VL 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, VL had a population of 562: 294 male and 268 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 562 total population, 294 males, 268 females, 175 married persons, 105 families, 88 married males, 87 married females, 20 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 367 single persons under 18, 200 single males under 18, 167 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 104 inhabited houses, 104 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,785 bushels of oats, 2,683 bushels of potatoes, 2,060 bushels of winter wheat, 923 bushels of peas and beans, 457 bushels of other root crops, 240 bushels of barley, 195 bushels of spring wheat, 189 tons of hay, 160 acres of wheat, 125 bushels of turnips, 114 acres of hay crops, 23 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 562 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milverton-vl-on172010-1881/.