Mitchell, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Mitchell, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,284. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3317076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.467°N, 81.195°W.
Population
In 1881, Mitchell, T-V had a population of 2,284: 1,115 male and 1,169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,216 |
| 1871 | 1,802 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,766 |
| 1921 | 1,800 |
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 contained Mitchell, T-V, 1871 (73.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mitchell, T-V 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 2,284 total population, 1,169 females, 1,115 males, 769 married persons, 462 families, 387 married females, 382 married males, 91 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,424 single persons under 18, 719 single females under 18, 705 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 451 inhabited houses, 451 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,494 bushels of turnips, 7,426 bushels of oats, 5,478 bushels of potatoes, 3,994 bushels of winter wheat, 3,130 bushels of other root crops, 763 bushels of barley, 661 bushels of peas and beans, 617 bushels of spring wheat, 415 tons of hay, 263 acres of hay crops, 231 acres of wheat, 48 acres of potatoes, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Lineham | 1857–1913 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,284 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:
ON171007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3317076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_(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). "Mitchell, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mitchell-t-v-on171007-1881/.