Muskoka, Ontario (1881 census)
Muskoka was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.955°N, 79.379°W.
Population
In 1881, Muskoka had a population of 1,135: 606 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 482 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 797 |
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1911 | 944 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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, Muskoka 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 1,135 total population, 606 males, 529 females, 372 married persons, 194 families, 187 married females, 185 married males, 20 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 743 single persons under 18, 411 single males under 18, 332 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 occupied houses, 187 inhabited houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,593 bushels of turnips, 13,410 bushels of potatoes, 9,267 bushels of oats, 1,704 bushels of other root crops, 1,393 bushels of peas and beans, 917 tons of hay, 819 acres of hay crops, 617 bushels of corn, 291 bushels of spring wheat, 133 acres of potatoes, 129 bushels of barley, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 86 bushels of rye, 62 bushels of winter wheat, 31 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Elliot Graham | 1847–1899 | died here |
| John Joseph Mackenzie | 1865–1922 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,135 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:
ON131003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129014— 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). "Muskoka, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/muskoka-on131003-1881/.