Minto, Ontario (1881 census)
Minto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2184124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.912°N, 80.870°W.
Population
In 1881, Minto had a population of 4,443: 2,343 male and 2,100 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,341 |
| 1871 | 4,861 |
| 1881 | 4,443 |
| 1891 | 3,637 |
| 1901 | 3,128 |
| 1911 | 2,665 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Minto shared boundaries with:
- Arthur
- Carrick
- Clifford, VL
- Harriston, T-V
- Howick
- Maryborough
- Normanby
- Palmerston, Town—Ville
- Palmerston, Town—Ville
- Wallace
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,443 total population, 2,343 males, 2,100 females, 1,261 married persons, 742 families, 631 married females, 630 married males, 131 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,051 single persons under 18, 1,662 single males under 18, 1,389 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 734 inhabited houses, 734 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 384,110 bushels of turnips, 137,157 bushels of oats, 68,877 bushels of potatoes, 67,670 bushels of winter wheat, 64,322 bushels of peas and beans, 38,512 bushels of spring wheat, 25,994 bushels of barley, 8,656 tons of hay, 8,239 acres of wheat, 7,957 bushels of other root crops, 6,936 acres of hay crops, 527 acres of potatoes, 309 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 171 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,445 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:
ON153002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2184124
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_(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). "Minto, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minto-on153002-1881/.