Moore, Ontario (1881 census)
Moore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.837°N, 82.352°W.
Population
In 1881, Moore had a population of 5,146: 2,680 male and 2,466 female residents. Population density was 41.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,258 |
| 1861 | 2,873 |
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 5,146 |
| 1891 | 5,079 |
| 1901 | 4,795 |
| 1911 | 3,771 |
| 1921 | 3,611 |
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, Moore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 984 |
| Number of families | 984 |
| Number of females | 2,466 |
| Number of males | 2,680 |
| Number of married females | 795 |
| Number of married males | 788 |
| Number of married persons | 1,583 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 186 |
| POP TOT | 5,146 |
| Total population | 5,146 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,561 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,816 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,377 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 984 |
| Number of occupied houses | 984 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,092 |
| Acres of potatoes | 248 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,890 |
| BAR BU | 72,004 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72,004 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 194,178 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15,201 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,957 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,419 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,151 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 91,019 |
| BWT BU | 234 |
| CRN BU | 22,174 |
| HAY AC | 6,092 |
| HAY TONS | 7,255 |
| OAT BU | 194,178 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,957 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 28,419 |
| RYE BU | 73 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,255 |
| WHT AC | 5,890 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,151 |
| WHT WTR BU | 91,019 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,561 |
| C UNMD M | 1,816 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,377 |
| D OCC | 984 |
| FEMALE | 2,466 |
| GRA BU | 327 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 984 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 2,680 |
| MD F | 795 |
| MD M | 788 |
| MD TOT | 1,583 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15,201 |
| TUR BU | 1,165 |
| WID F | 110 |
| WID M | 76 |
| WID TOT | 186 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006— 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). "Moore, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moore-on179003-1881/.