Mississagua River, Ontario (1881 census)
Mississagua River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.261°N, 83.019°W.
Population
In 1881, Mississagua River had a population of 360: 192 male and 168 female residents. Population density was 3.8 people per square mile.
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 Mississaga, 1871 (2.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Mississagua, 1891 (63.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mississagua River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 168 |
| Number of males | 192 |
| Number of married females | 58 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 116 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP TOT | 360 |
| Total population | 360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 98 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 230 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 52 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 139 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| BAR BU | 68 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 420 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,221 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 139 |
| HAY TONS | 133 |
| OAT BU | 420 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 131 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 133 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 98 |
| C UNMD M | 132 |
| C UNMD TOT | 230 |
| D OCC | 68 |
| FEMALE | 168 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 52 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 192 |
| MD F | 58 |
| MD M | 58 |
| MD TOT | 116 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26 |
| SHAN | 16 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Mississagua River, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mississagua-river-on182015-1881/.