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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262361. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,146 total population, 2,680 males, 2,466 females, 1,583 married persons, 984 families, 795 married females, 788 married males, 186 widowed persons, 110 widowed females, 76 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,377 single persons under 18, 1,816 single males under 18, 1,561 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 984 inhabited houses, 984 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 194,178 bushels of oats, 91,019 bushels of winter wheat, 72,004 bushels of barley, 28,419 bushels of potatoes, 22,174 bushels of corn, 15,201 bushels of other root crops, 7,255 tons of hay, 7,151 bushels of spring wheat, 6,092 acres of hay crops, 5,890 acres of wheat, 3,957 bushels of peas and beans, 1,165 bushels of turnips, 327 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 248 acres of potatoes, 234 bushels of buckwheat, 73 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,146 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:
ON179003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262361
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/.