Moulton, Ontario (1881 census)
Moulton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,799. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.919°N, 79.540°W.
Population
In 1881, Moulton had a population of 1,799: 944 male and 855 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,799 |
| 1891 | 1,894 |
| 1901 | 1,931 |
| 1911 | 1,818 |
| 1921 | 1,609 |
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 was contained in Moulton, Sherbrooke, 1871 (82.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Moulton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 855 |
| Number of males | 944 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,799 |
| Total population | 1,799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,110 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 352 |
| Number of occupied houses | 353 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,180 |
| Acres of potatoes | 232 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,965 |
| BAR BU | 2,307 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,307 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,127 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 366 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24,412 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,521 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,861 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,857 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,125 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,094 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,523 |
| BWT BU | 3,127 |
| CRN BU | 24,412 |
| HAY AC | 2,180 |
| HAY TONS | 2,167 |
| OAT BU | 44,521 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,857 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 26,125 |
| RYE BU | 513 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| WHT AC | 1,965 |
| WHT SP BU | 289 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33,523 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 502 |
| C UNMD M | 608 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,110 |
| D OCC | 353 |
| FEMALE | 855 |
| GRA BU | 366 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 352 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 944 |
| MD F | 314 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 630 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,861 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,094 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262388
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). "Moulton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moulton-on144003-1881/.