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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,984 |
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,799 total population, 944 males, 855 females, 630 married persons, 354 families, 316 married males, 314 married females, 59 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,110 single persons under 18, 608 single males under 18, 502 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 353 occupied houses, 352 inhabited houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,521 bushels of oats, 33,523 bushels of winter wheat, 26,125 bushels of potatoes, 24,412 bushels of corn, 3,861 bushels of other root crops, 3,127 bushels of buckwheat, 2,857 bushels of peas and beans, 2,307 bushels of barley, 2,180 acres of hay crops, 2,167 tons of hay, 1,965 acres of wheat, 1,094 bushels of turnips, 513 bushels of rye, 366 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 289 bushels of spring wheat, 232 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,799 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:
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/.